Nature
Thoughts by Moonlight
Translated by Herbert A. Giles (1898) · From Chinese Poetry in English Verse (1898)
Nature
Bright in the void the mirror moon appears,
To the hushed music of the heavenly spheres,
Full orbed, while autumn wealth beneath her lies.
On her eternal journey through the skies.
Oh may we ever walk within the light
Nor lose the true path in the eclipse of night!
Oh let us mount where rays of glory beam
And purge our grossness in the Silver Stream!
Cite this poem
MLA
P’o, Chi. “Thoughts by Moonlight.” Translated by Herbert A. Giles. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/chi-po/0/.
Chicago
P’o, Chi. “Thoughts by Moonlight.” Translated by Herbert A. Giles. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/chi-po/0/.