April 16, 2004

poem, beverly, missing

Moonlit Night (after Tu Fu, ca. 760)
 

Moonlit night in the southern sea

 

she watches from some room,

 

While faraway I think lovingly of her and her crew
who have yet to feast with us here in the north woods.

 

Fragrant humidity, her curly hair floating and silicon-sparkling in the pale beams; her arms shine.

 

When will we lean in this old window,
moonlit together, letting its light dry our sniffles?

 

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Posted by 'wordsman at April 16, 2004 09:11 AM