Drinking With Someone In The Mountains

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Drinking With Someone In The Mountains by Li Po

 As the two of us drink
together, while mountain
flowers blossom beside, we
down one cup after the other
until I am drunk and sleepy
so that you better go!
Tomorrow if you feel like it
do come and bring your lute
along with you!

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