A Word To Heaven

One day, the iron tree blossoms, and the buds of spring sprout in winter.

One year, the great river flows backwards, and white crows fill the sky.

In one lifetime, good and evil are intertwined, and danger looms at every step.

A man, with just one word, laughs proudly at the entire world.

He declared:

“The heavens may have nine layers, the earth eight desolate realms—yet I will strive to reign over the Seven Realms.

I do not seek refuge in the Six Paths of Reincarnation.

I have stolen the grain of others, but have walked the seas as a wandering hero.

Three lifetimes of love, two lifetimes as an immortal— All I wish… is for my words to penetrate the heavens!”