GIVE THANKS TO SPRING
--A poem that is
dedicated to the nature
(A poem of natural
wisdom)
1
Give thanks to spring.
Nature sends
Spring messages
Freezing land
reveals light green
Wind takes off
its white blouse, chill
dress
Spring’s drapery
slowly rises
Symphony’s melody
its prelude, has sounded
Dynamic creations
bearing
an flourishing liveliness
2
Give thanks to spring.
Nature sends
Spring messages
Spring breeze, a warm
breath
melt mountains’ and rivers’
final brush of
snow and ice
Wakening up from the
silence,
dynamic creations
Cheer their spirits
Joyously breathe
Shake off
wrapping around their
shoulders
icy yarn
Clad in dirt’s
plain fragrance
Its body of youth
gently arise from the
earth
Wakening up from the silence,
dynamic creations
embracing dreams’
splendidness
Believing in nature
Giving thanks to Spring
Riding in thriving energy
to drink Spring’s
milk
Using light silk, gentle
green
to knit
nature’s
magnificent dress
3
Give thanks to spring.
Nature sends
Spring messages
In warm, shining
Spring days
Pretty birds
dance with elegance
Hearty notes are sounded
poetic’ feelings, artistic’
realms
Following
natural Spring’s
graceful songs
Give thanks to Spring
in warm, splendid
Spring days
Towering mountains, handsome
ridges,
grass and trees, lift
their heads
Blouses of faint green
against the wind, spread like
wings
Following
natural Spring’s
graceful songs
Give thanks to Spring
In warm, shining
Spring days
Green waves of rivers,
lakes, and seas
rise
Flowing blood veins
moisten, nurture
Following
natural Spring’s
graceful songs
Give thanks to Spring
in warm, shining
Spring days
Hundreds and thousands of
flowers bloom with wilderness
sweet fragrance, glowing colours
Butterflies’ love, bees’ kindness
decorate Spring’s dress
Following
natural Spring’s
graceful songs
4
The passing
wild winds, snow storms
The passing
cold nights, freezing breaths
Dynamic creations
never show sadness
gloominess
confusion
Because
Spring’s footsteps
are right in front of us
Give thanks to Spring
If there are no
harsh winter’s reservations
Where does the flourishing
liveliness’
moistening and nurturing
come from?
The law of
Dynamic creations’
changing principles, lies
in the alternation of
tension
relaxation
In this
long winter season,
to escape and to fear
are ignorant
foolish
5
Give thanks to Spring.
Nature sends
Spring messages
In warm, splendid
Spring days
Let us
in unison
give thanks to Spring
Spring
We
love you
for generations
The warmth of
your belief in
selflessness
spreads across the
continents
Spring
we praise you
for generations
Raindrops of
your belief in sacrifice
scatter throughout the
earth
Spring
we
follow you
for generations
The kindness of
your belief in great-love
circulate through
the universe
6
Let us
in unison
give thanks to Spring
Let us
in unison
embrace Spring
Spring
You are
dynamic creations’
heart beat
Spring
You are
dynamic creations’
roots
Only you
can make our
dynamic creations
content
peaceful
Only you
can make our
dynamic creations
flourishing, prosperous
harmonious
In togetherness
By Shanlin-Tzu
