Birthday poem · July 29Major Heat, the 12th solar term: the hottest time of the year.
Birth character
樹 shù · tree
樹 first meant to plant; it came to mean a tree.
碧玉妝成一樹高
“The slender beauty's dressed in emerald all about” — He Zhizhang, ‘Ode to the Willow’
Other dates with this poem: May 30
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: Major Heat.