Upon Awakening

This came about because I could not remember a dream that I had…

1 人生夢景泡影浪 Nothing more than shadows of crashing waves, life is a series of dreamscapes,
2 醒後辭告瑣碎忘 And upon awakening, a fare-thee-well to all things minutiae.
3 東路西向無歸還 All eastern roads will end in the west and nary a ticket home,
4 別春何挽雪淚降 How could parting spring be detained and not let tears of snow fall?

2 First the details and then the entire dream will fade away as time passes.

3 East is the direction of life because that’s where the sun rises and west is where the sun sets. 上/去西天, 歸西 etc. are euphemisms for death.

4 Spring - the time of life and youth. Winter - the time of old age and death.

Tuesday, July 12, 2022