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On Reading Li Po At Home, While Enduring Another Bout Of Antibiotic-Induced Diarrhea |
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Ratleader
since 2003-01-23
Posts 7026Visiting Earth on a Guest Pass 
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On Reading Li Po At Home, While Enduring Another Bout Of Antibiotic-Induced Diarrhea No blue lotus gazes upward here, the plys of it rolled out In reflected genuflecting sweetness over a moonlit pool Buddha, crouching, would still smile at momentary distress, Contemplating endless depths in implied mindless clarity The clarity imparted by a hair’s-breadth arrival over the path From Mer-vi’ns to the cascades on Ban-d’i-n’i Mountain Here, where emptiness brings no joy in surcease And in an instant the splendor of ancient embroidered robes Even robes such as these, give way before the inevitable Sudden poignancy of the spilling of a lapful of blossoms Gazing at inner clouds, I know the river’s thoughts within, Seeking ever to reach quiescence in the earth-cradling seas [This message has been edited by Ratleader (11-24-2003 08:52 PM).] |
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icebox Member Elite
since 2003-05-03
Posts 4383in the shadows |
Ah...time for a little tea! The old man encountered many hardships in his travels; may his spirit look down kindly on you. |
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Ratleader
since 2003-01-23
Posts 7026Visiting Earth on a Guest Pass |
....and in case anybody's wondering, yes I am, and yes I was, and I did write it in there, during..... ~~(¸¸¸¸ºº> ~~(¸¸¸¸ºº> ~~(¸¸ ¸¸ºº> ~~~(¸¸ER¸¸ºº> |
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suthern
since 1999-07-29
Posts 20723Louisiana |
Oh, my dear friend. *G* I do hope you feel better soon! *S* You have my sympathy... but also my chuckles... for you've just proved you can create delicate beauty that dances across the mind even in the most indelicate stationary situations. *S* Even robes such as these, give way before the inevitable Sudden poignancy of the spilling of a lapful of blossoms Gazing at inner clouds, I know the river’s thoughts within, Seeking ever to reach quiescence in the earth-cradling seas Superb poetry... Now get well soon! *S* |
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Martie
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Member Empyrean
since 1999-09-21
Posts 28049California |
Ed...this is so beautifully done...I must read the master that inspired you. |
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Martie
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since 1999-09-21
Posts 28049California |
Ed...this is so beautifully done...I must read the master that inspired you. |
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Enchantress Member Empyrean
since 2001-08-14
Posts 35113Canada eh. |
Ed! You wrote this on there? WOW..fantastic! Hope you're feeling better. Hugs~ ~ Let peace begin with me... |
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garysgirl 
since 2002-09-29
Posts 19237Florida, USA |
Ed, I honestly don't know what to say.....LOL |
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suthern
since 1999-07-29
Posts 20723Louisiana |
This has to be one of the most unique titles ever. *G* But it crowns a wonderful poem of great beauty. *S* |
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ice Member Elite
since 2003-05-17
Posts 3404Pennsylvania |
Ratty Only a king poet on his throne could write this....I never read a poem by Li PO on this subject, but I bet if he did it would be similir....:-) ________ice ><> |
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Sadelite Member Elite
since 2003-10-11
Posts 2519 |
Hey there Ratleader, Hope you're feeling better. Your creativity overwhelms again! I had to read this a several times layering it with different meanings each time. I'm still grinning! Every line is as good as the first! Sadie |
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Midnitesun
since 2001-05-18
Posts 28647Gaia |
LOL. Ed, this proves you never know where that muse will come from. Green tea and time always worked for me. Next time I'm trying your LiPo remedy. |
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Ratleader
since 2003-01-23
Posts 7026Visiting Earth on a Guest Pass |
....well, brown tea seemed to be working for me at the moment....does that count? ~~(¸¸¸¸ºº> ~~(¸¸¸¸ºº> ~~(¸¸ ¸¸ºº> ~~~(¸¸ER¸¸ºº> |
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Astro Member
since 2003-01-08
Posts 69Ca. |
Very nice -- very gross. I've never heard "it" referred to as a "lapful of blossoms", except for maybe the corpse flower. I love your cool calm, though. Can't beat it. Sight is an always awful beginning |
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Ratleader
since 2003-01-23
Posts 7026Visiting Earth on a Guest Pass |
That lapful is a tongue in cheek pickup from a doublet in one of Li Po's poems.... Drinking Alone As if they could feel, spring grasses turn shade beside the house jade-green. When this east wind blows, grief comes. I sit out in its bluster, my hair white, and drink alone, inviting my shadow. Chanting lazily, I face trees in flower. Old pine, what have you learned? Cold, cold and desolate -- who's your song for? On stone, fingers in moonlight dance over the ch'in in my lapful of blossoms. Out beyond this jar of wine, it's all longing, longing -- no heart of mine. ~~(¸¸¸¸ºº> ~~(¸¸¸¸ºº> ~~(¸¸ ¸¸ºº> ~~~(¸¸ER¸¸ºº> |
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LeeJ Member Patricius
since 2003-06-19
Posts 13296 |
Ed, your resiliance is astounding, not to mention your optimisum and positivity enabling you to create such an elegant poem out of a not so elegant situation... please, feel better soon. Love and hugs |
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Pilgrimage Member Elite
since 2001-12-04
Posts 3945Texas, USA |
 I used to miss Statistics class to read Li Po in the library. Thanks for the reminder of how much I loved him. Even in your distress, you get me. Nan (Pilgrim variety) |
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GG Member Elite
since 2002-12-03
Posts 3532Lost in thought |
just reading back some.. and rofl.. it certainly takes a master to do this... there! I'm truly impressed! Though I'm afraid I won't bow at ..this, throne. Always, Alyssa He was a man of sorrows |
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Sadelite Member Elite
since 2003-10-11
Posts 2519 |
I'm glad Gg bumped this up. I've thought about this often and recently dscribed it to my big sis. Perhaps she'll find it now!(She's new, but has written some pretty good stuff over the years. When she posts, you'll have to stop in to meet her work. Her name is iliana.) Again, your work is always such a delight to read. Sadelite [This message has been edited by Sadelite (12-13-2003 02:46 PM).] |
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Enchantress Member Empyrean
since 2001-08-14
Posts 35113Canada eh. |
Do hope you are feeling better now.  ~Let peace begin with me... |
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