Alone and Drinking Under the Moon
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Amongst the flowers
I am alone with my pot of wine
drinking by myself; then lifting
my cup I asked the moon
to drink with me, its reflection
and mine in the wine cup, just
the three of us;
then I sigh
for the moon cannot drink,
and my shadow goes emptily along
with me never saying a word;
with no other friends here, I can
but use these two for company;
in the time of happiness,
I too must be happy with all
around me;
I sit and sing
and it is as if the moon
accompanies me;
then if I dance, it is my shadow that
dances along with me;
while still not drunk, I am glad
to make the moon and my shadow
into friends, but then when
I have drunk too much,
we all part;
yet these are
friends I can always count on
these who have no emotion
whatsoever;
I hope that one day
we three will meet again,
deep in the Milky Way.
cybershamans (karmapolice) / CC BY-NC-ND 3.0
