Love Thursday has come again, and I am too tired from the day-to-day, everyday work of life, though it may also be the work of love, to construct a nice essay about some facet of love, some kind of love, someone I love. Instead, I offer you this old Chinese poem, right on topic:
Behind a vermilion gate, on the eve of the Skills Festival,
come the seething sounds of merriment;
A farmhouse stands quietly in the evening,
its thatched door shut:
When a boy is good at herding
and a girl knows how to weave,
There's no need to invoke blessings
from stars that cross the river.-- Fan Ch'eng-ta, 1126-93, translated by Irving Y. Lo, excerpted from Oriental Love Poems, compiled by Michelle Lovric (2003, Andrews McMeel Publishing, Kansas City)
Happy Love Thursday! I hope whatever the metaphor of herding and weaving stands for in your life carries on smoothly, skillfully, and joyfully -- even if making it happen is wearing you out.
Lovely! Hope the weekend is a restful enjoyable one for you. Happy LT.
Posted by: Pastormac's Ann | February 16, 2007 at 02:54 AM
I always enjoy my vicarious participation in LT when I come here.
Posted by: patry | March 01, 2007 at 12:34 AM
Thank you, ladies.
As you may have noticed, Patry, this particular post is two weeks old. Unfortunately, what with my new computer and cleaning the bathroom and all, I was too busy last week to post anything relevant. However, it's a new week, a new Love Thursday, and at last my computer is set up to slurp photographs off my digital camera without the intervention of my extremely-busy-on-Thursdays true love. So maybe today I'll be able to get my act together and post something new. :)
My biggest challenge will be choosing one topic from an embarrassment of riches. I have a sneaking suspicion that I share this "problem" with everyone who participates in this project.
Posted by: Sara | March 01, 2007 at 08:34 AM