Birthday poem · February 29Leap Day, in the Rain Water period.
Birth character
月 yuè · moon
月 is a picture of a crescent moon.
舉頭望明月
“Looking up, I find the moon bright” — Li Bai, ‘Quiet Night Thoughts’
Other dates with this poem: August 27
The poem
“Miscellaneous Poem” 雜詩
- 盛年不重來The prime of life never comes twice;
- 一日難再晨a day cannot have two mornings.
- 及時當勉勵While there is time, make the most of it —
- 歲月不待人the years wait for no one.
Why this poem
Tao Yuanming: "the prime of life does not come twice", so work while you can.
This day in the Chinese calendar
Solar term: Rain Water. Near Leap Day.