Li Poems - Poems about Li

Beneath the moon's pale gleam, I sit alone, The sea's cool breath weaving through my robes. Upon my lips, the ocean's secrets flow— Each oyster a pearl of the world untold. Their brine whispers of the tides' long song, Of ships lost, of lovers waiting in vain. A sip of wine softens the sea's harsh kiss, Its fire dancing where salt once...

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Beautiful face Acumen grace Fierce warrior race....

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In moon’s cool embrace, Wine spills like crimson rivers, Mind drifts to the stars...

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In jade cups, the moon's reflection swirls, A thousand poems born in wine's warm glow. Lonely, yet the stars drink with me, In drunken dreams, all sorrows flow. The river of life, forever more....

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Munch Red & White* a perfect pictorial delight An allegory of types of love some say look&make of what you may...

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Li Bai translations These are my modern English translations of Chinese poems by Li Bai, also known as Li Po. Zazen on Ching-t’ing Mountain by Li Bai translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch Now the birds have deserted the sky and the last cloud slips down the drains. We sit together, the mountain and I, until only the mountain remains. Farewell to a Friend by Li...

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Li Poe's ink-stained quill, Words dance in ancient embrace, Verse whispers through time....

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I am Li from the East Not the the martial artist I am half-Asian Raised in Appalachian I love to cook Selling in any nook I push and pull a cart Honest from the bottom of my heart I cook street food Spook and hook so good I fry squid balls, chicken and krill Or saute soft meat and grill I play as I cook And can tell...

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Two figurines fell out of the sky Dropped from a crop duster plane passing by. The pilot yelled, "Look out down below!", But no one could hear, he was flying so low. The dolls struck Li Po who was filling his sack, Now the rice farmer lifelessly floats on his back. He does not move, first victim of A double knickknack paddy...

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SHARON LEE LI LAY, NO MORE I NEED TO SAY,CAUSE HERE IS WERE I NEED TO OKAY, OH SHARON LEE LI LAY, AS I SLEEP,YOU LAY & PRAY, I TOSS & TURN FROM SIDE TO SIDE, OH SHARON LEE LI LAY, WHY DO YOU CONTINUE TO CRY, OH SHARON LEE LI LAY, WHY DON'T YOU STAY I TOLD YOU A 1,000...

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It was a hot day and when I ran into Tu Fu wearing a big straw hat I asked “Tu Fu, how come you’ve grown so thin? ...

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Sonnets XLII-LI Distances by Michael R. Burch Moonbeams on water? the reflected light of a halcyon star now drowning in night... So your memories are. Footprints on beaches now flooding with water; the small, broken ribcage of some primitive slaughter... So near, yet so far. A Surfeit of Light by Michael R. Burch There was always a surfeit of light in your presence. You stood distinctly apart, not of the humdrum...

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Staring outwards my pale, stricken face; My face a pale moon floating on a sea. Before the cherries bud I will be gone; Hereafter blossom drops...try remembering me. My small and insignificant tribute to a hero. I most fervently pray that WHO honour his memory....

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Canvas, Soft brush strokes touch your lips every word a colour caressing those little bits creating a soul a whole a panpsychism free conscious no objections I the bristles bending with the curves biting down at the turn of the page bookmarked the darkness bleeds and I surface for another read red looked up at green back to blue a sky of a different hue a fresh river view eyes stay the...

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UNQUOTABLE QUOTES: LI - Tongue-Teasers If you want to give someone a « taste of his own medicine", you must first obtain sufficient quantities of the same medicine in the market, and if it’s out-of-stock - TOUGH LUCK ! - you have to employ some pharmaceutical company to manufacture it for you ! GOOD LUCK ! If...

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