A Flute Of Marvel
Under the leaves and cool flowers The wind brought me the sound of a flute From far away. I cut a branch of willow And answered with a lazy song. Even at night, when all slept, The birds were listening to a conversation In their own language. From the Chinese of Li Po (705-763).
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"Under the leaves and cool flowers..."
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