A sip of wine,
I question my fate as do I the heavens,
A sip of wine,
Must a carp forever stay a carp never to ascend,
A sip of wine,
Must a tiger's soul be born as a cat,
A sip of wine,
Must a baby chick never take off into a condor,
A sip of wine,
Is the cup not but empty.
Mar 14, 2019
Mar 14, 2019 at 1:21 PM UTC
A sip of wine,
I question my fate as do I the heavens,
A sip of wine,
Must a carp forever stay a carp never to ascend,
A sip of wine,
Must a tiger's soul be born as a cat,
A sip of wine,
Must a baby chick never take off into a condor,
A sip of wine,
Is the cup not but empty.
Some Clarifications - a carp in Chinese legend could jump the dragon gate and become a dragon.
Explaination - the poem is about a scholar asking why he could never become successful. The part about the wine running out shows his outcome in a way, or another way of looking it be that even the wine is laughing at his failure.