Each of Li Bai's lines
is very beautiful
we have come visiting
among these Dongming hills
and I declare I love Li Bai
the way I would a brother
it's autumn, we get drunk
and share a bed to sleep it off
daily walks
somtimes holding hands
looking for place
that has some peace and quiet
we've come to see our friend
the scholar of the suburb
as soon as we enter the gate
we're filled with admiration
the young attendant
is so handsome and polite
At sundown we hear mallets
pounding the laundry
above this ancient city
hang low banks of clouds
we sing our favorite song
"Evergreen Citron's Great"
do government officers ever retire
for love of vegetable soup?
let's lose all interest in
matters of rank an power
let's let our thought and feelings
fly across distant oceans!