This author wondered if a "westward trail would never have an end" and dreamed of setting a cloudy sail and bridging the deep
This author wondered if a "westward trail would never have an end" and dreamed of setting a cloudy sail and bridging the deep, deep sea. In another series, this author wrote of a "perfume stealing, moist, from a shaft of red blossom" and a figure whose robe is a cloud and whose face is a flower. In addition to writing the Hard Road poems and the Songs of Pure Happiness, this author praised a "living man, mightier than the dead" and asked, "When shall we lift our cups again" in a series addressed to secretaries, generals, field-clerks, and friends. This author of numerous farewell poems talks about a "river of stars" and asks, "Shall goodwill ever be secure?," in a poem about dancing with his shadow at night. For 10 points, name this author of "Drinking Alone With the Moon," a Tang dynasty poet and friend of Du Fu.
This author wondered if a "westward trail would never have an end" and dreamed of setting a cloudy sail and bridging the deep, deep sea.
Li Bai [accept Li Bo, Li Pai, Li Po, Tai Bai, or Qinglian Jushi]