12-04-2012, 12:38 AM
Li Po’s Moonlight
Pleased with any path on a misted day,
But especially pleased
When it’s a “crystal path,”
A path with transcendence nestled in its peaks.
Glad this time
Its rooted in waves
Of green springy grass
Clad in jeweled dewdrops translucent sleep!
Glad this time
That when looking into fog
And saying to the fog: “Its Buddhist out there,”
I’m gazing into Li Po’s translucent stream.
Pleased with any path on a misted day,
But especially pleased
When it’s a “crystal path,”
A path with transcendence nestled in its peaks.
Glad this time
Its rooted in waves
Of green springy grass
Clad in jeweled dewdrops translucent sleep!
Glad this time
That when looking into fog
And saying to the fog: “Its Buddhist out there,”
I’m gazing into Li Po’s translucent stream.