Viewing the dewdrops on lotus leaves
Author Qi Ji, Tang Dynasty
The dew turned into beads at dawn, and there was no wind in the fields.
As long as the roundness of the utensil remains, it may overturn and fall into the pond.
Qi Ji (about 864 to about 937) was a poet monk in the Tang Dynasty. His common surname is Hu, and his given name is Desheng. He is from Yiyang, Tanzhou (now part of Hunan). He lived in Longyun Temple in Jiangling and named himself Hengyue Samana. He has an enlightened nature and is good at chess, calligraphy and calligraphy. Many of his poems were written as tributes and farewells, and were praised by people at the time. There are works that promote Buddhist transcendental thought or reflect the suffering of people's livelihood. The style is clear and plain yet lofty and cold. "To the south of the Yangtze River and to the north of the Han Dynasty, those who are passionate about Confucianism do not want their glory" (Guangxian's "Preface to the Collection of White Lotus"). He is the author of "White Lotus Collection" and "Fengshao Zhige". "Complete Poems of the Tang Dynasty" contains 10 volumes of poems.