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Poems - 6. Night Song

Alone among flowers
my jug of wine--
peach-blossomed forgetfulness
and late evening shine--
wine over bridge
is bridge over water,
and moon in a rippling sky.

Someone invited
that mute old loon
to join us on the West Lake.
Our lips open to a tune:
"By the huai he
we walk like immortals..."
Your feet are wet with dew.

A cock in the hills
awakess a gray sun--
my companions must scatter,
and night is gone;
I feign sleep
on this cold bed
in the silent hour before dawn.

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The quote is the first thing I considered after reading thru this one. I couldn't find the quote as is, but I found a fable or fairy tale about 8 immortals and a king. Your poems are often mysterious. Is this a night's dream... a Night Song that is a nice way of describing a dream if it is one. I love the words and the images and the otherworldlyness.

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