On the Chinese New Year, 22nd of January 2023 (Flowering Witch-Hazel)

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hochgeladen von Jan Kellendonk

The flowers cannot hold it long / the sparsely fallen snow
The morning sunshine thaws the flakes / and droplets fall and flow
Immaculate the petals shine / the gold again unfolds
A day like this so fortunate / from which a year may grow

This kind of snow is called “Hasenschnee”,in the south of Germany, defined as (in latin): “nix leviter sparsa”. Very fitting for this Year of the Hare!