Birthday poem · November 17Start of Winter, the 19th solar term: winter begins.
Birth character
花 huā · flower
花 means a flower; the older form was 華.
花落知多少
“How many are the fallen flowers!” — Meng Haoran, ‘Spring Dawn’
Other dates with this poem: June 28
The poem
“The Gold-Threaded Robe” 金縷衣
- 勸君莫惜金縷衣I urge you, don't treasure your gold-threaded robe;
- 勸君惜取少年時I urge you, treasure the days of your youth.
- 花開堪折直須折When flowers bloom and can be picked, pick them straight away —
- 莫待無花空折枝don't wait till the flowers are gone and break off empty twigs.
Why this poem
Make the most of youth: "pick the flower when it can be picked".
This day in the Chinese calendar
Solar term: Start of Winter.