Birthday poem · May 30Grain Buds, the 8th solar term: wheat and barley begin to fill.
Birth character
香 xiāng · fragrance
香 combines grain with 甘 "sweet"; it first meant the smell of grain, then fragrance.
暗香浮動月黃昏
“A hidden fragrance drifts in the moonlit dusk.” — Lin Bu, ‘Little Plum in the Mountain Garden’
Other dates with this poem: July 29
The poem
“A Summer Day at the Mountain Pavilion” 山亭夏日
- 綠樹陰濃夏日長Green trees cast thick shade; the summer day is long;
- 樓臺倒影入池塘towers and terraces reflect upside down in the pond.
- 水晶簾動微風起The crystal curtain stirs as a light breeze rises;
- 滿架薔薇一院香a trellis full of roses scents the whole courtyard.
Why this poem
Gao Pian on a summer pavilion, with roses scenting the whole courtyard.
This day in the Chinese calendar
Solar term: Grain Buds.