No. 97
Misfortune
霧罩重楼屋
佳人水上行
白雲帰去路
不見月波澄
In English
- Mist wraps the many-storied halls
- a fair lady travels on the water
- white clouds cover the road home
- and you cannot see the moonlit waves run clear
- Meaning
- The first half is mist around tall halls and a woman moving across the water; the second, white clouds blocking the road home and moonlit waves you cannot see. Both halves are hazy, which suggests holding off on decisions until the view clears.
- What to do today
- Keep unclear news to yourself until you have checked it.
- A word from the capybara
- On foggy days, sitting still by the water and going nowhere is best.
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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