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The 100 Thunder-and-Rain Fortune Poems

Thunder-and-Rain Fortune Poem No. 59: Deng Bodao Has No Son

Thunder-and-Rain Fortune Poem No. 59 is rated Fair Fortune, and its story is “Deng Bodao Has No Son”. In plain words: When things feel lonely and your prayers seem unanswered, don't lose heart. The blessings from those before you are still here, and they may carry on in a different way.

己壬Fair Fortune
The house is quiet, cold, and lonely;you sigh that your prayers find no answer.But the quiet kindness of your elders remains;the incense still burns, through a child taken in.

Original Chinese

門衰戶冷苦伶仃自嘆祈求不一靈幸有祖宗陰騭在香煙未斷續螟蛉

The story behind it

Deng Bodao Has No Son

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Questions people ask

Is Thunder-and-Rain Fortune Poem No. 59 a good fortune?

It is rated Fair Fortune. When things feel lonely and your prayers seem unanswered, don't lose heart. The blessings from those before you are still here, and they may carry on in a different way. A fortune poem is a reminder, not an order. The choice is yours.

What does Thunder-and-Rain Fortune Poem No. 59 say in English?

The house is quiet, cold, and lonely; / you sigh that your prayers find no answer. / But the quiet kindness of your elders remains; / the incense still burns, through a child taken in.

Different temples may use slightly different versions.

A fortune poem is a reminder, not an order. The choice is yours.

Chinese poem font: Wang Han-zong Li Shu (GPL v2), with a few added glyphs