Before end-of-year 長歲將盡

Before end-of-year 歲將盡
12/27/2022 (updated &reposted 12/29/2023)

A few days after Christmas 

家家戶戶門前排滿車輛
道上冷冷清清
炊煙裊裊升起,夕陽苒苒墜落
山頭雲光反照
一幅平遠山水墨畫意境

Under the Setting Sun I



天色逐步昏暗
地面上屋舍僅見脊頂輪廓
還有兩株拔地而起的棕櫚
大地回復沈寂

Under the Setting Sun II


秋盡冬來
Autumn turns into winter

行道上拾得大自然餽贈
落葉、樹枝、果莢等摭拾多了
集成一個小小展區

Display of Nature’s gifts


歲除景致 Indoor scenes
Wine Cellar 酒窖 
Watercolor



除夕夜 New Year’s Eve
除歲守夜不能無酒
雖無酒窖之藏 亦不能不乾一杯
唱一回 “Auld Lang Syne*”

*A song whose melody is synonymous with the new year (and the theme of change more broadly) in the English-speaking world
杯酒言歡 
與爾同消萬古愁
Glass of wine in hand to drink away your sorrows 


“冬天來了,春天還會遠嗎?”
“If Winter comes, can Spring be far behind?” - 《Ode to the west wind》by Percy B. Shelley

下方擷取自:系辞传下传:第五章 “憧憧往来。朋从尔思”
courtesy: 簷展書讀 旁徵博引讀《易經》20231229@LeonYang 楊積亮

子曰:“天下何思何虑?天下同归而殊途,一致而百虑,天下何思何虑?”之註釋 -  國易堂 系辭傳

“日往则月来,月往则日来,日月相推而明生焉。寒往则暑来,暑往则寒来,寒暑相推而岁成焉。往者屈也,来者信也,屈信相感而利生焉………”

【释】这段话是孔子说的:“太阳西沉下山,月亮就升起出现:月亮消失后,太阳又出现;太阳与月亮互相交换着更移着,渐渐产生光明。季节也是一样,冬天消失,夏天接着来;夏天过去,冬天又出现;寒冷与著热互相交换着,形成春夏秋冬的岁时节令………..



新春吉祥 事事如意

柿子愈多愈好
柿柿如意                                                                          嚐桔討個吉利
   
                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                                                                                   
Reflections at the year’s end
歲末感言

To wish everyone the best is the only thing we can do or pray for.   In the meantime, cherish what we have at hand. In this holiday season, keep close your family and beloved ones, and give to the less fortunate with what you can spare.

附錄

Along with a song I wrote in the thick of pandemic in

December, 2020 with lyrics below and YouTube link* attached here :


*May need to copy link on site you can open such as your email 


https://youtu.be/oKp7M-mRSeQ?si=HPgQ6MKV2RDcaAmL


A Song of Hope》


The world does not stop, my dear

The sun still rises in the mornings

The moon goes on its journey ‘round the earth

The world does not stop, my dear


Flowers cheer us with tender love and gratitude 

Trees give us shades and timber

Fruits of the earth feed us and bring joy

The world does not stop, my dear


Singing birds chirp at dawn, night owls hoot at shadows

Animals in the wild goes on to live and thrive

So peaceful the world seems, a picture perfect paradise

The world does not stop, my dear


When wildfires reduced to ashes and diseases gone

A glimmer of hope sparked from darkness

With labor of love and spirit humble

The world will not stop, my dear!




Have a very happy New Year!!
     


                             
                                                          Grace                          
                                                                 




                                                                                   


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