Birthday poem · August 17Start of Autumn, the 13th solar term: autumn begins in the traditional calendar.
Birth character
泉 quán · spring, fountain
泉 is a picture of water coming out from rock; it means a spring.
清泉石上流
“Clear spring water runs over the stones.” — Wang Wei, ‘Autumn Evening in the Mountains’
Other dates with this poem: October 17
The poem
“Autumn Evening in the Mountains” 山居秋暝
- 空山新雨後kōng shān xīn yǔ hòuIn empty hills after a new rain,
- 天氣晚來秋tiān qì wǎn lái qiūThe air of evening turns to autumn.
- 明月松間照míng yuè sōng jiān zhàoBright moon shines through the pines;
- 清泉石上流qīng quán shí shàng liúClear spring water runs over the stones.
- 竹喧歸浣女zhú xuān guī huàn nǚBamboo stirs—washerwomen coming home;
- 蓮動下漁舟lián dòng xià yú zhōuLotus moves—a fishing boat goes down.
- 隨意春芳歇suí yì chūn fāng xiēLet spring fragrance fade as it will;
- 王孫自可留wáng sūn zì kě liúA noble guest may still remain.
Why this poem
Wang Wei in the hills after autumn rain: moonlight in the pines, a spring over stones.
This day in the Chinese calendar
Solar term: Start of Autumn.