Li Po Came to Town

By John Tustin

Li Po came to town
Disappointed with people
Leaving on horseback

Li Po on horseback
Comes to a stream in the dark
The moon tells them Drink

The moon tells them drink
Li Po falls from his high horse
The rabbit just laughs

The rabbit just laughs
Kicking at moon’s containment
Po and his horse drink

Po and his horse drink
Side by side and the rabbit
Passively stalwart

John Tustin’s poetry has appeared in many disparate literary journals since 2009. fritzware.com/johntustinpoetry contains links to his published poetry online.