【Seven Jasmine Blossoms】
By Tian Yu Zhi
A fresh fragrance leads me to the garden patio,
Ten white jasmine buds bloom
After last night’s summer drizzle.
I pick three blossoms and put them in my tea,
Just the right amount of sweetness it needs.
The other seven I have to let go,
They wither and fall onto the dirt below,
Their existence, no one else on earth know, except
The scent lingers in my deepest memory,
It gets stronger as I grow old
2023.7.31
