Tang Bohu: Not Heating Up The Tripod For The Elixir Pill 唐伯虎 不煉金丹不坐禪 不為商賈不耕田 Poem by Frank Yue

"Not heating up the tripod for the Elixir pill"
-by Tang Bohu (Ming Dynasty)
-Translated by Frank C Yue

Not heating up the tripod for the Elixir pill,

Nor doing deep meditation while sitting
still -

A merchant or a farmer, I shall not be;

At leisure, I will just draw a painting for
sale.

I've vowed ne'er to make money that's
sinful and stale;

(I love to live my life my way and will be
free!)


(2013.09.05)


【言志】 明 • 唐伯虎

　

不煉金丹不坐禪，

不為商賈不耕田。

閑來寫幅丹青賣，

不使人間造孽錢。