Off His Face In The Flower Border (After Li Bai) Poem by Wild Bill Balding

Off His Face In The Flower Border (After Li Bai)



Sitting in the flowers with a bottle of wine,
alone, I pour another glass
and raise it to salute the moon,
who, with my shadow, makes three of us.

The moon’s not drinking;
my shadow’s a copycat;
let’s have fun anyway,
enjoy Spring while we can.

I sing: the moon dances.
I dance: my shadow staggers.
While I drink, they’re my best friends:
when I fall over, they scatter.

Promise me we’ll be friends for ever,
do this again with the stars in heaven.

(after Li Bai [Li Po],701-762)

COMMENTS OF THE POEM
James Mclain 20 March 2009

This is most fine enjoyable..you made it seem so easy...

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