Abbey Of Astoend: Christmas Greetings

Saturday, 24 December 2011

Christmas Greetings

5 comments:

Pillandia said...: Hüvvä Joulu!
Rõõmsaid Jõule!
Hyvää Joulua!
Buon Natale!; 25 December 2011 at 00:02
Gachi said...: Feliz Navidad!
Abrazos
=); 25 December 2011 at 16:13
Simeon Blatchley said...: Superb. Or swell. Both are most definitely applicable here.; 3 May 2012 at 09:38
Olga said...: Super!; 17 June 2012 at 01:27
Julie Hargreaves said...: The owl is beautiful; 13 December 2012 at 04:04

Li Po

(Li Bai Li Po)

Drinking Alone with the Moon

A pot of wine among the flowers.

I drink alone, no friend with me.

I raise a cup to invite the moon.

He and my shadow and I make three.

The moon does not know how to drink;

My shadow mimes my capering;

But I'll make merry with them both-

And soon enough it will be Spring.

I sing- the moon moves to and fro.

I dance- my shadow leaps and sways.

Still sober, we exchange our joys.

Drunk- and we'll go our separate ways.

Let's pledge- beyond human ties- to be friends,

And meet where the Silver River ends.