Years of Poems and Spirits

Pick up rowing at Carrie P’s recommendation. Really enjoyed the sport and the Lake Union Crew.

Monday was the first good day on water. I started to get a sense of how to row. The hardest part was to unlearn what I had been used to. And always pay attention to the rhythm! From breathing to rowing, I have to control and constrain in order to go fast and go far.

Also, now I can attest why it is an ultimate team sport. In our very first session on water, the boat was too tippy as people were not in sync and didn’t know how to set it even. At times, lifting the oar out of the water was a true test of patience.

The instructor said that rowers can pull a water skier. I didn’t believe it until I saw this video on YouTube - .

今日忽然阴雨不断，傍晚推窗，天色昏明，四顾茫茫。一夜唯听雨声铿锵，水滴如注。情景声音，如风过帘动；故人旧事，似锦瑟重弹。是非究竟，奈何时过境迁。纵使相逢，应怪霜尘满面。
伤事耶？伤人耶？伤逝也。
录旧提以志。

明月宿鸟偎高枝，旧梦惊回思君时
沈园不堪问生死，禁城难免苦嗔痴
洛河百转神姝远，云台空候弄凤迟
何当潇湘听夜雨，抚琴轻吟小宇诗