A drum beats in the far temple; I think it’s in the clouds.
Is it above the meadow and hill, perhaps below the sky?
Something sends a veil of mist, I cannot heed the drum.
(Anonymous Asian)
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- The Epic of Gilgamesh Tablet IV (Anonymous Asian Poems)