Inklings 2021

THE MELODY OF WATER Marco Zhao Song Dynasty · Su Shi Translated by Marco Zhao Dedicated to Mr. Che. When will the full moon rise? I raise my cup to ask the sky. I don’t know in the heavenly palace, When is it up there? I wish to leave with the wind, But I fear that I can not bear the cold up there. My dancing rouses the shadows, Am I still among the mortals? The moon, goes around the red houses, Goes under the low roofs, and shines upon the sleepless. She should not harbor hatred, But why then is it the brightest when we are most longing? Sigh...we have joys and sorrows, separations and gatherings. The moon, too, can have dims and shines, incompleteness and roundness. This has been so since the beginning of time. Let’s hope that we remain, To enjoy the same beauty, through the thousand miles between us… OASIS Zara Shapiro 52