Question and Answer in the Mountains -- Li Po

(Poem #142)Question and Answer in the Mountains They ask me why I live in the green mountains. I smile and don't reply; my heart's at ease. Peach blossoms flow downstream, leaving no trace -- And there are other earths and skies than these. -- Li Po

To Tu Fu from Shantung -- Li Po

(Poem #59)To Tu Fu from Shantung You ask how I spend my time-- I nestle against a treetrunk and listen to autumn winds in the pines all night and day. Shantung wine can't get me drunk. The local poets bore me. My thoughts remain with you, like the Wen River, endlessly flowing. -- Li Po