The Square

I Heard the Moon Breathing from the Bridge

I have been in your world,
and there I heard you breathe—
your breath carrying an enchanting fragrance,
rippling with an intoxicating tranquility.
Lovely stars blink their mischievous eyes,
communing with the beautiful night.

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I stood on the bridge and heard the moon breathing,
while the wind’s tenderness overwhelmed your beauty.
That pure jade veil intoxicates the starry river, the palace above,
your breath like exquisite music,
gently leaping through the romantic cosmos,
quietly soaring in the deepening night,
softly claiming its place in my world.

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Xue Fuli, born in 1975 in Tai'an, Shandong, holds a bachelor's degree and has worked as a journalist, editor, and head of a correspondent station. He previously served as an editor for the Shandong edition of China Youth Daily.