THE WORLD AROUND US
Anonymous translation
DREAD LORD, DO NOT WAVE YOUR SCEPTER: IT IS BEJEWELED. DEAR DANCER, DO NOT WHIRL YOUR SCARVES: THEY ARE ORCHID-FLOWERED. PALE POET, DO NOT FLAUNT YOUR HEART: IT IS RADIANT WITH LOVE.
OUR WORLD CARES ONLY FOR UNENCHANTED THINGS. [Li Po]