Message to Censor Du Fu at his Office in the Left Court,Cen Can
Li Bai, A Message to Meng Haoran
Master, I hail you from my
heart, And your fame arisen to the skies.... Renouncing in ruddy youth the importance of hat and chariot, You
chose pine-trees and clouds; and now, whitehaired, Drunk with the moon, a sage of dreams, Flower- bewitched, you
are deaf to the Emperor.... High mountain, how I long to reach you, Breathing your sweetness even here!