3月1日

尋春
唐 無盡藏 ( 生卒年不詳 )

終日尋春不見春，
芒鞋踏破嶺頭雲；
歸來偶把梅花嗅，
春在枝頭已十分。

──選自《楞嚴經宗通》

March 1st

Looking for Spring
Wujin Zang (Years unknown, Tang Dynasty)
English translation: John Balcom

The whole day spent looking for spring but not seeing spring;
Straw sandals worn out on cloud-covered peaks.
Return to casually sniff the plum blossoms;
Spring is already fully on the branch tips.

── from Lengyanjing Zongtong
(Mastering the School Tenets of the Shurangama Sutra)