FIRST FULL MOON by EDUARD SCHMIDT-ZORNER

a Lü Shi

First full moon in the new year,

a night so bright as day light,

big like a lantern in a lane,

jasmine rice steam rises from cook shops,

Wolves howl into the void, nocturnal sounds,

not disturbing the sleep of hibernating creatures,

moon stands high now on the firmament,

I continue my sleep, rest under blanket.