Full Moon by Tu Fu

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Full Moon

Above the tower -- a lone, twice-sized moon.
On the cold river passing night-filled homes,
It scatters restless gold across the waves.
On mats, it shines richer than silken gauze.

Empty peaks, silence: among sparse stars,
Not yet flawed, it drifts. Pine and cinnamon
Spreading in my old garden . . . All light,
All ten thousand miles at once in its light!

Tu Fu

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Michael Pruchnicki (4/2/2008 1:27:00 PM)
Concentrate on the gorgeous imagery! You can almost see
the painting of the tower on the cold river and the moon
shining over all - like a Chinese or Japanese tapestry!

Mark Nwagwu (4/2/2008 3:09:00 AM)
very insightful poem filled with the brillianct light that only a twice-sized moon can spread in our gardens of dark-filled hearts

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