impromptu poem
the river moon just a few feet from the man;
the mast lamp illumines the third watch darkness—
on the sandbank herons rest, folded & silent;
in the boat's wake a fish breaks water, splashes
Jack Hayes
© 2016
based on Du Fu: 漫成一首
màn chéng yī shŏu
Image links to its source on Wiki Commons:
Ten Thousand Riplets on the Yangzi: Ma Yuan, 1160-1225. Ink on silk.
Public domain
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