1east wind melts the ice
2/5 - 2/9
2 dormant creatures twitch
2/10 - 2/14
3fish swim upstream
2/15 - 2/19
4river otters sacrifice fish
2/20 - 2/24
5 wild geese head north
2/25 - 2/28-29
6grass and trees sprout
3/1 - 3/5
7peach blossoms open
3/6 - 3/10
8 golden orioles sing
3/11 - 3/15
9hawks become doves
3/16 - 3/21
10swallows return
3/22 - 3/26
11 thunder sings
3/27 - 3/31
12first lightning
4/1 - 4/5
13paulownia blooms
4/6 - 4/10
14 moles become quails
4/11 - 4/15
15rainbows appear
4/16 - 4/21
16floating weeds appear
4/22 - 4/26
17 pigeons flap their wings
4/27 - 5/1
18hoopoe alights in mulberry
5/2 - 5/6
19little frogs peep
5/7 - 5/11
20 worms come forth
5/12 - 5/16
21cucurbit flourishes
5/17 - 5/21
22bitter herb grows tall
5/22 - 5/26
23 waving grasses wither
5/27 - 5/31
24grain ripens
6/1 - 6/5
25mantids hatch
6/6 - 6/10
26 the shrike shrieks
6/11 - 6/15
27mockingbird quiet
6/16 - 6/20
28deer break antlers
3/21 - 6/25
29 cicadas sing
6/26 - 6/30
30crowdipper flourishes
7/1 - 7/5
31hot wind arrives
7/6 - 7/10
32 crickets into walls
7/11 - 7/15
33hawk studies and learns
7/16 - 7/20
34rotted weeds to fireflies
7/21 - 7/25
35 earth is steaming wet
7/26 - 7/30
36great rains sweep through
7/31 - 8/5
37cool wind arrives
8/6 - 8/10
38 white dews descend
8/11 - 8/15
39cold cicada chirps
8/16 - 8/20
40raptor sacrifices birds
821 - 8/25
41 heaven and earth strict
8/26 - 8/30
42rice ripens
8/31 - 9/4
43wild geese come
9/5 - 9/9
44 swallows leave
9/10 - 9/14
45flocks gather grain
9/15 - 9/20
46thunder pipes down
9/21 - 9/25
47 beetles wall up
9/26 - 9/30
48waters dry up
10/1 - 10/5
49wild geese guests
10/6 - 10/10
50 sparrows become clams
10/11 - 10/15
51chrysanthemums yellow
10/16 - 10/21
52wolf sacrifices beasts
10/22 - 10/26
53 leaves turn yellow
10/27 - 10/31
54insects tucked away
11/1 - 11/5
55water begins to freeze
11/6 - 11/10
56 earth begins to freeze
11/11 - 11/15
57pheasants become clams
11/16 - 11/20
58rainbows hide
11/21 - 11/25
59 heaven up; earth down
11/26 - 11/30
60walled up winter
12/1 - 12/5
61copper pheasant silent
312/6 - 12/10
62 tiger begins to roam
12/11 - 12/15
63garlic chives sprout
12/16 - 12/20
64earthworms twist
12/21 - 12/25
65 elk break antlers
12/26 - 12/30
66springwaters move
12/31 - 1/4
67wild geese go back north
1/5 - 1/9
68 magpies nest
1/10 - 1/14
69pheasant calls mate
1/15 - 1/19
70pheasant hens brood
1/20 -1/24
71 vulture flies stern
1/25 - 1/29
72streams frozen solid
1/30 - 2/4
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72 Seasons
from the essays in East Wind Melts the Ice