In spite of having developed into a poet like no other, Chou nonetheless laments that he has so many things he must do, should do, and likes to do, but so little time, energy, and strength to do them.
雖卓然自成一家，周公仍不免感慨，「必須做，應該做，喜歡做的事太多，而時間、精力和體力太少！」