Li Bai Rides a Celestial Dolphin Home by Tom Sexton

Author:Tom Sexton [Sexton, Tom]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781602233652
Publisher: University of Alaska Press

Magpie’s Wife

She mended Li Bai’s gown with feathers and a little

fur from a snowshoe hare then hid it in an old nest

of grass and sticks they had abandoned years ago.

Magpie decided to follow Li Bai’s progress from one

river valley to another to keep his new friend company.

“He has a beautiful voice, he could almost be one

of us if he could fly, and he doesn’t need lightning

to start a fire,” he told his wife. “I really like his style.”

Li Bai Meets a Brown Bear

When Li Bai saw the bear ahead of him on the tundra,

he was speechless, dumbstruck, and he’d seen bears

when he wandered Jade Dragon Snow Mountain.

When the bear turned its massive head to look at him,

Li Bai quickly composed a poem in its honor,

a poem about the bear’s generous nature and courage.

When the bear paused to listen, Li Bai also paused,

then he rolled his shoulders side to side like the bear.

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