Song Of The Forge
Li Po
The forge-fire sets a glow in the heavens,
the hammer thunders, showering the smoke with sparks.
A ruddy smithy, the white face of the moon,
and the hammer, ringing down cold dark canyons.
Li T'ai-po
tr. Hamil
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- Li Po : Spring Night In Lo-yang Hearing A Flute
- Li Po : Summer In The Mountains
- Li Po : Taking Leave Of A Friend
- Li Po : The Cold Clear Spring At Nanyang
- Li Po : The Old Dust
- Li Po : Thoughts In A Tranquil Night
- Li Po : Threewith The Moon And His Shadow
- Li Po : Through The Yangzi Gorges
- Li Po : To His Two Children
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