Li Bai and the Moon

DougSeptember 21, 2021September 21, 2021China, Poetry

In light of the Autumn Moon Festival, I happened to find this Twitter post I wanted to share with readers:

Reflections on a Quiet Night
By Li Bai
Translated by Yilin Wang

Bright moonlight shines before my bed,
like frost gleaming on the ground.
Raising my head, I gaze at the bright moon.
Lowering my head, I long for my hometown.
— Yilin Wang (she/they) (@yilinwriter) September 21, 2021

Li Bai was one of the most famous poets of the Tang Dynasty in China, and was widely admired by other poets in antiquity just as he is now. Enjoy!

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