Ian Haight: Divinely Prescribed
Image: Unsplash, downloaded (https://unsplash.com/photos/AIe6wdtC3Q8) 11.12.2021. The Emperor Holds Religious Services at a Shrine to Heaven The Emperor’s feathered parasol progresses upward, then stops at the viridian shrine; on jade steps at night, tiny bells of his sedan ring. How can one live a long life? is the Emperor’s question, asked with veneration. The answer to a long life, divinely prescribed, closely read. Lilies and golden flower, moist in early mist— the galaxy