DAILY PHOTO: Light & Shadow on a Midwinter Afternoon
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Drinking Alone by Moonlight by Li Bai [w/ Audio]
A pot of wine, under blossoms. I drink alone, no friends in sight. I raise a cup to lustrous Moon: Me, Moon, and Shadow will make three. But Moon is a teetotaler. And Shadow just skulks at my feet. Still, Moon & Shadow are my chums. We need a bash before Spring's end. But my singing makes Moon recoil. And Shadow flops hard when I dance. At first, we have a grand old time, But we part ways when I drift off. We should keep this epic friendship rolling, and meet again in the River of Stars.
NOTE: I produced this “translation” / arrangement, using translations by Arthur Waley, Ezra Pound, and that of “The Anchor Book of Chinese Poetry” [ed. by Tony Barnstone and Chou Ping] to get varied takes on the source poem.
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Shadow Valley [Haiku]
from valley shadow, the sun-warmed mountain glows more brightly.
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Shape Shift [Haiku]
in waning sunlight, the shapes of shadows shift as boats drift.
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Long Shadow [Haiku]
summer evening:
long shadows climb steps
their source won’t reach.
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Algae Pond [Haiku]
algae-covered pond:
provides a blank-slate
for shadow art.
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Night Shadows [Haiku]
DAILY PHOTO: Sunlight Crawls Up the Valley
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Shadow of Night [Haiku]
a park at night. the shadows are darker because of the light
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The Sprawl [Tanka]
the rain tree sprawl endomes the whole street. folks miss the light show and its leafy glory, while enjoying coolness.
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