Birthday poem · February 3The eve of spring, in the Major Cold period.
Birth character
明 míng · bright
明 puts 日 "sun" beside 月 "moon"; it means bright.
明月松間照
“Bright moon shines through the pines” — Wang Wei, ‘Autumn Evening in the Mountains’
Other dates with this poem: December 31
The poem
“New Year's Eve” 應詔賦得除夜
- 今歲今宵盡This year ends with this very night;
- 明年明日催next year, tomorrow, comes hurrying on.
- 寒隨一夜去The cold leaves with this one night;
- 春逐五更來spring follows at the fifth watch.
Why this poem
New Year's Eve: the old year ends and spring is about to begin.
This day in the Chinese calendar
Solar term: Major Cold. Near the eve of spring.