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Ode to the Moon over Mount Emei [Tang Poems]
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— Li Bai The crescent moon looks like old Autumn’s golden brow; Its deep reflection flows with limpid water blue. I’ll leave the town on Clear Stream for the Three Gorges now. O Moon, how I miss you when you are out of view!
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In the Hills [Tang Poems]
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— Wang Wei White pebbles hear a blue stream glide; Red leaves are strewn on cold hillside. Along the path no rain is seen, My gown is moist with drizzling green.
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Chants under the Moon at the West Tower of Jinling [Tang Poems]
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— Li Bai The cool breeze blows on silent night in Town of Stone, To view the south I mount the high tower alone. White clouds and city walls mirrored on ripples swoon; Dewdrops look like pearls dripping from the autumn moon. Crooning long, I won’t go back; drowned in moon rays; How few…
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The Magnolia Dale [Tang Poems]
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–Wang Wei On treetops, the magnolia flowers bright, In mountains, the crimson buds take flight. The hut stands brook-side, void of human trace, The flowers bloom in profusion, fall without grace.
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The Bamboo Hut [Tang Poems]
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–Wang Wei Alone I sit among the quiet bamboos, Carefreely I play on lute and croon. Deep in the woods, no human soul doth know my stay, Only the bright moon comes to shed its gentle ray.
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Mission to the Frontier [Tang Poems]
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— Wang Wei A single carriage goes to the frontier; An envoy crosses Juyan. Like flying tumbleweed I leave the Han fortress; As homeward geese I come under Tartarian sky. In boundless desert the lonely smoke rises straight; Over endless river the sun sinks round. At Xiao Pass, the patrol riders were met on…