year of the tiger θ
year of the tiger & another day.
they say courageous & daring,
overbearing & thoughtless,
the legendary forest king
supplanted the lion of yesteryear.
your lucky colors: orange & grey.
your lucky numbers 1, 3 & 4.
unlucky things like Ben Ming Nian
swinging round again & again.
what bad luck can you avert?
the βGod of Ageβ star is imaginary.
however, to appease Fan Tai Sui
wear red briefs, red socks, red knickers β
demons donβt like red. a caveat:
you canβt buy red for yourself!
we might as well go all the way
& appease Feng Shui Tai Sui.
adjust the position of your bed,
the desk & the sofa β southwest.
i asked the student: really?
iβll do my best she said. i was
born in β86 & the ox that passed
was a dastardly one.
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