Drinking with Li Po

[Lake]

Drinking with Li Po

For nine and fifty years
you’ve rowed on Moontarn
like a fool, hair whitened with reed catkins,
conversing with the formless omnipresent,
the nonexistent omniscient.
Now you jump into the water to catch the moon –
What splashing!

[BenJohnson]

What splashing indeed! Well done Lake.

[Ros]

Wonderful, Lake. I'm sure Barrie would be most pleased with having inspired so many great poems. And everyone's finding a slightly different, but very appropriate, format.

[David]

I'm inclined to echo Ben, Lake - what splashing indeed!

The oul feller would have loved this Li Po tribute.

Cheers

David

[Elphin]

The old fella has inspired some fine words and yours are very fine indeed.

elph

[twoleftfeet]

Nice one, Lake.

I always looked forward to Barrie's posts about your translations of Chinese poetry (as I do, of course, the translations
themselves).

I feel sure that this is to his liking
Geoff