A pot of wine among the flowers,
I drink alone, no kith or kin near.
I raise my cup to invite the moon to join me,
It and my shadow make a party of three.
Alas the moon is unconcerned about drinking,
And my shadow merely follows me around.
Briefly I cavort with the moon and my shadow,
Pleasure must be sought while it is spring.
I sing and the moon goes back and forth,
I dance and my shadow falls at random.
While sober we seek pleasure in fellowship,
When drunk we go each our own way
Then let us pledge a friendship without human ties
And meet again at the far end of the Milky Way.
In Michael J. Gelb's Wine Drinking for Inspired Thinking
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