一老年人 冬 靜聽窗寒瑟瑟風 Winter -- In silence, listening to howling winds

    《十六字令 ‧ 冬夜》一老年人



             冬，

             靜聽窗寒瑟瑟風。

            深宵已，獨坐未眠翁。



TUNE: Shí Liù Zì Lìng: "16-character Ci "
TITLE: Dōng: "Winter"
-- by 一老年人 'A Man of Advanced Years'
--  Translated by Frank C Yue


Winter --

In silence, listening to howling winds in flight
By the windows cold,
In the deep of night,
Seated alone, a sleepless man old.