Night Snow
After Bai Juyi
May 31, 2022
Unexpected chill falls on my quilt, pillow.
The window is bright again.
I sense the late night snow falling, so heavy.
Now and then I hear the bamboo snap sharply.
![A black-and-white ink illustration of a Tang Dynasty individual on a country road with a huge full moon hanging overhead. Created by Frank Moone using Dream.AI.](https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fill:388:388/1*z90xQe_7xkmnmXUMijSBYQ.jpeg)
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![Color illustration of Tang Dynasty Chinese poet, Du Fu, looking out a window on to a snowy scene. Created by Frank Moone using Dream.AI](https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fill:388:388/1*p-VcBScd31ZH6_3ejwbKpg.jpeg)
Unexpected chill falls on my quilt, pillow.
The window is bright again.
I sense the late night snow falling, so heavy.
Now and then I hear the bamboo snap sharply.
Cultural criticism, poetry, fiction, classics, philosophy, and plays. Coal miner's son. I read long novels.