Our Secret

 

A few days ago, while jogging in the evening, the evening sky was filled with fog like clouds in pale pink while the bottom part of the sky was in deep blue. It was a pretty sight. I tried to come up with a line to describe it elegantly but nothing came out of my mind until tonight.

1 斜陽還照西海巖 The slanting sun still shines upon the western ocean cliffs,
2淺紅上浮雲底藍 Floating clouds in pink tops and blue bottoms.
3銀點黑夜九天河 Dotted in silver is the night sky from the Nine Heavens river,
4風動星雨者知三 And when the wind blows, stars overfloweth - only three in the know.

1 This was written in California and so the western sea is the Pacific Ocean.

2 The blue comes from the reflected ocean.

3 The only river in the sky is the Milky Way. There are nine levels of heaven in Chinese mythology.

4 The cause of meteor showers are only known by the wind, the stars and the poet.

Tuesday, September 19, 2023