No. 38
Half fortune
月照天書静
雲生霧彩霞
久想離庭客
無事惹咨嗟
In English
- The moon shines, and the heavenly script is still
- clouds rise into mist and colored haze
- you long for a guest far from the courtyard
- and sigh, though nothing is wrong
- Meaning
- The first half is a still night of moonlight and colored haze; the second turns inward, to someone far away and a sigh with no real cause. Half fortune here seems to point at that gap: the world is calm, and the worry is mostly your own.
- What to do today
- Think of one person you have not been in touch with, and send a short hello.
- A word from the capybara
- A yawn is much more relaxing than a sigh.
What 'Half fortune' means (glossary)
The explanations added by each temple differ. The poems and fortunes follow an Edo-period printed edition.
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