Birthday poem · July 23Major Heat, the 12th solar term: the hottest time of the year.
Birth character
石 shí · stone
石 shows a rock under a cliff; it means stone.
清泉石上流
“Clear spring water runs over the stones.” — Wang Wei, ‘Autumn Evening in the Mountains’
Other dates with this poem: May 24
The poem
“Early Summer” 初夏卽事
- 石梁茅屋有彎碕A stone bridge, a thatched house, a curving shore;
- 流水濺濺度兩陂the flowing water babbles across two ponds.
- 晴日暖風生麥氣Sunny days and warm winds bring the scent of wheat;
- 綠陰幽草勝花時green shade and quiet grass are better than the flower season.
Why this poem
Wang Anshi on early summer: green shade and grass are better than flowers.
This day in the Chinese calendar
Solar term: Major Heat.