In front of my bed the moonlight is very bright.
I wonder if that can be frost on the floor?
I lift up my head and look full at the full moon, the dazzling moon.
I drop my head, and think of the home of old days.
THE SERPENT MOUND
SENT AS A PRESENT TO CHIA THE SECRETARY
BY LI T'AI-PO
Chia, the Scholar, gazes into the West, thinking of the splendour of the Capitol.