Birthday poem · August 4Major Heat, the 12th solar term: the hottest time of the year.
Birth character
夢 mèng · dream
夢 means a dream in sleep, and also something hoped for.
夢覺流鶯時一聲
“Waking from a dream, I hear an oriole's single call.” — Su Shunqin, ‘Summer Mood’
Other dates with this poem: May 27
The poem
“Summer Mood” 夏意
- 別院深深夏簟清In the secluded courtyard, deep, deep, the summer mat is cool;
- 石榴開遍透簾明pomegranates bloom everywhere, bright through the blinds.
- 樹陰滿地日當午Tree shade covers the ground, the sun stands at noon;
- 夢覺流鶯時一聲waking from a dream, I hear an oriole's single call.
Why this poem
Su Shunqin wakes from a summer nap to pomegranate flowers and one oriole call.
This day in the Chinese calendar
Solar term: Major Heat.