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Mama Mada
The Moon At the Fortified Pass
by Li Po
The bright moon lifts from the Mountain of Heaven
In an infinite haze of cloud and sea,
And the wind, that has come a thousand miles,
Beats at the Jade Pass battlements....
China marches its men down Baideng Road
While Tartar troops peer across blue waters of the bay....
And since not one battle famous in history
Sent all its fighters back again,
The soldiers turn round, looking toward the border,
And think of home, with wistful eyes,
And of those tonight in the upper chambers
Who toss and sigh and cannot rest.
Girl In the Dog-tooth Coat
by Zeld a Chap p el
The last of you was seen wandering the hills
a few weeks later, your red hair loose and wild
flung in every direction. I thought you might
be looking for sky. I didn’t tell on you though,
don’t worry, I kept your secrets sewn inside
my ribs for safe keeping. Now when I walk
through slate and bog cotton I know my feet
have found your footprints, that in breathing
this wind, the song of you is almost audible.
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