This is one of Dōgen's Chinese poems which he wrote about celebrating New Year in the mountain retreat of Eiheiji Temple where he lived in his later years.
Living in a Mountain Retreat
Three hundred shards of empty sky
Is more than enough to buy
A single branch of plum blossoms
For the coming New Year
Lucky to be on a cloudy peak
The moon above
The cold valley below
Feeling spring’s warmth deep within
Also brings joy and laughter
虚空三百有餘枚
買得一枝窮臘梅
巖頂瑞雲寒谷月
含春温至笑咍咍
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