Eyebrows

The past few years feels all over the place.
In the midst, much fascinating joy, many sweet tastes.
Who deserves to be so blessed?
Wishing you more, long-lasting and effortless.
Half a letter, half a sonnet,
To let you know my present peace.
The past few years, what's left is healthy.
When next we meet, we'll raise our brows.

To raise eyebrows means that their wishes will be fulfilled.

Old poem: there was an old couple who was poor, everything that happened to them was sad. Later on the wife died. The husband wrote all these poems. There were two sentences he wrote:

Since you died, my eyes are open all night,
To compensate for your lifetime of never raising your eyebrows.

The Geisha of the Garden Pagoda

Pretty, in thick make-up, carrying jade cups,
Waitresses, don't need to guess what's in their hearts.
Nightmares about battle zone, a wife's dwelling cold,
After ten years, the ones who went to war have not returned.

There was a Japanese named Ben Cuan. In the war, he was in the military and his army was placed in Shanghai. At that time, he was powerful and famous. After the Japanese surrendered, he was sent back to Japan. After the war, he was treated well by the Chinese government. After he returned to Japan, when I and my coworkers went back to Tokyo, he came especially to greet us and hosted a dinner. There were geisha who served us. Even though they were hospitable, attentive and smiling, between their eyes and eyebrows they couldn't hide their sadness.

My mom told me about a famous poem, some lines from it are:

What a pity, these Wuding River bones, Still, in a woman's dwelling, dreams of this man.