On New Year’s Eve Tom Sharp

Crickets chirp in the dark courtyard. They’re supposed to bring good luck, but this year didn’t bring me happiness. Let’s work hard for peace and fairness in the new year, and let it come from a peace and fairness inside us.

蟋蟀 诗经

蟋蟀在堂，岁聿其莫。 今我不乐，日月其除。 无已大康，职思其居。 好乐无荒，良士瞿瞿。 蟋蟀在堂，岁聿其逝。 今我不乐，日月其迈。 无已大康，职思其外。 好乐无荒，良士蹶蹶。 蟋蟀在堂，役车其休。 今我不乐，日月其慆。 无已大康，职思其忧。 好乐无荒，良士休休。