Autumn moon by Li Bai

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Autumn moon
by Li Bai
Translated by Ezra Pound
The jeweled steps are already quite white with dew,
It is so late the dew soaks my gauze stockings,
And I let down the crystal curtain
And watch the moon through the clear autumn

PAINTING: “Pine in moonlight” by Ong Schan Tchow.

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