No. 100
Misfortune
禄走白雲間
携琴過遠山
不遇神仙面
空惹意闌珊
In English
- Fortune runs off among the white clouds
- carrying a zither, you cross distant hills
- but do not meet the face of the immortal
- and are left with a heavy, faded heart
- Meaning
- The poem ends with a heart left heavy and faded. Rewards slip away among white clouds and a long walk over distant hills with a zither ends without meeting the immortal, so taking a break from distant hopes looks like the kinder choice.
- What to do today
- Set aside time to listen to one favorite song while doing nothing else.
- A word from the capybara
- No sage showed up, but the mountain view was pretty nice.
What 'Misfortune' means (glossary)
The explanations added by each temple differ. The poems and fortunes follow an Edo-period printed edition.
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