No. 96
Great fortune
鶏逐鳳同飛
高林整羽儀
棹舟須済岸
宝貨満船帰
In English
- The rooster follows the phoenix in flight
- in the tall woods it smooths its feathers
- pole the boat and cross to the far shore
- and come home with the hold full of treasure
- Meaning
- Great fortune in the shape of a rooster flying alongside a phoenix and smoothing its feathers in the tall woods. Follow someone outstanding, pole across to the far shore, and the poem has you coming home with a boat full of treasure.
- What to do today
- Copy one habit from someone you look up to.
- A word from the capybara
- Flying with the grand birds is out of the question, so cheering from the ground will do.
What 'Great fortune' means (glossary)
The explanations added by each temple differ. The poems and fortunes follow an Edo-period printed edition.
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