The Ruin of the Ku-Su Palace, by Li Bai
In the deserted garden among the crumbling walls
The willows show green again,
While the sweet...
Poems by Li Bai
The Old Dust, by Li Bai
The living is a passing traveler;
The dead, a man come home.
One brief journey betwixt heaven...
On a Picture Screen, by Li Bai
Whence these twelve peaks of Wu-shan!
Have they flown into the gorgeous screen
From heaven's on...
On Ascending the North Tower one Autumn Day, by Li Bai
The waterside city stands as in a picture scroll.
The sky is lucid above the mountain shrouded i...
On the Death of the Good Brewer of Hsuan-Cheng, by Li Bai
So, old man, you're down where the yellow waters flow.
Well, I imagine you are still brewing ...
On the Ship of Spice-Wood, by Li Bai
My ship is built of spice-wood and has a rudder of mulan;
Musicians sit at the two ends with je...
The Phoenix Bird Tower, by Li Bai
The Phoenix Bird Tower was situated to the north of Nanking, once the capital of Wu, Chin, and...
The Poet Thinks of His Old Home, by Li Bai
I have not turned my steps toward the East Mountain for so long.
I wonder how many times the ros...
The River Journey from White King City, by Li Bai
At dawn I left the walled city of White King,
Towering among the many colored clouds;
And cam...
The River-Merchant's Wife: A Letter, by Li Bai
While my hair was still cut straight across my forehead
I played about the front gate, pulling ...
The Ruin of the Capital of Yueh, by Li Bai
Hither returned Kou Chien, the King of Yueh, in triumph;
He had destroyed the kingdom of Wu.
...
To His Two Children, by Li Bai
In the land of Wu the mulberry leaves are green,
And thrice the silkworms have gone to sleep.
...
To His Friend Departing for Shuh, by Li Bai
I hear the Tsang-tsung road
Is rough and rugged, and hard to travel.
It is so steep that the m...
To His Three Friends, by Li Bai
When the hunter sets traps only for rabbits,
Tigers and dragons are left uncaught.
Even so, m...
Three with the Moon and His Shadow, by Li Bai
With a jar of wine I sit by the flowering trees.
I drink alone, and where are my friends?
Ah, ...