Visiting A Taoist On Tiatien Mountain

zhwritten by Li Po

Amongst bubbling streams
a dog barks; peach blossom
is heavy with dew; here
and there a deer can
be seen in forest glades!
No sound of the mid-day
bell enters this fastness
where blue mist rises
from bamboo groves;
down from a high peak
hangs a waterfall;
non knows where he has gone, so sadly I rest,
with my back leaning
against a pine.



Li Po

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Leaving White King City

zhwritten by Li Po, published on Thu 06.25.2009 at 15:48

White King City I left at dawn
in the morning-glow of the clouds;
The thousand miles to Chiang-ling
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Quiet Night Thoughts

zhwritten by Li Po, published on Fri 05.29.2009 at 22:12

Before my bed
there is bright moonlight
So that it seems
Like frost on the ground:
Lifting my head
I watch the bright moon,

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Gazing at the Cascade on Lu Mountain

zhwritten by Li Po, published on Sat 05.02.2009 at 08:42

Where crowns a purple haze
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zhwritten by Li Po, published on Sat 05.02.2009 at 03:10

You ask me why I dwell in the green mountain;
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Bathed and Washed

zhwritten by Li Po, published on Fri 12.05.2008 at 14:16

"Bathed in fragrance,
do not brush your hat;
Washed in perfume,
do not shake your coat:
"Knowing the world

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Nefarious War

zhwritten by Li Po, published on Wed 11.19.2008 at 14:02

Last year we fought by the head-stream of the Sang-kan,
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