Song of the Forge

Portrait of Li Po
Li Po 701–762

The forge-fire sets a glow in the heavens, the hammer thunders, showering the smoke with sparks.

A ruddy smithy, the white face of the moon, and the hammer, ringing down cold dark canyons.

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