Birthday poem · May 12Mother's Day season, in the Start of Summer period.
Birth character
心 xīn · heart
心 is a picture of the heart, once thought to be the organ of thought.
笑而不答心自閒
“My mind carefree, I smile and give him no reply.” — Li Bai, ‘Question and Answer in the Mountains’
The poem
“Song of the Wandering Son” 遊子吟
- 慈母手中線cí mǔ shǒu zhōng xiànFrom the threads a mother's hand weaves,
- 遊子身上衣yóu zǐ shēn shàng yīA gown for parting son is made,
- 臨行密密縫lín xíng mì mì féngSewn stitch by stitch before he leaves,
- 意恐遲遲歸yì kǒng chí chí guīFor fear his return be delayed.
- 誰言寸草心shuí yán cùn cǎo xīnSuch kindness as young grass receives
- 報得三春暉bào dé sān chūn huīFrom the warm sun can't be repaid.
Why this poem
Meng Jiao on his mother sewing his clothes before he leaves home.
This day in the Chinese calendar
Solar term: Start of Summer. Near Mother's Day season.