Poems about retreat:
How to create a lonely person, and then destroy the traces and live in the ruins. ——Tang Dynasty: Li Bai's "Wang Zhongnan Mountain Sends a Purple Pavilion Hermit"
Translation: When can I visit the hermit living in the mountains? At that time, I will also live in hiding in the world like him, living freely on the Zige Peak.
The grass on the path without a matchmaker is rustling. Since ancient times, Yunlin has been far away from the city. ——Tang Dynasty: Du Mu's "Send the Hermit off"
Translation: Since no one recommends you, you have no choice but to hide in Yunlin, away from the city and court that are striving for fame and fortune. As a result, the door and courtyard are deserted and the paths are weeded. Clustered.
In the white clouds of the North Mountain, the hermit feels happy. ——Tang Dynasty: Meng Haoran's "Autumn Climbing Ten Thousand Mountains"
Translation: Facing the undulating white clouds on the northern mountain ridge, I, a hermit, can taste the joy myself.
The clear stream is unfathomable, and there are only solitary clouds in the hidden place. ——Tang Dynasty: Chang Jian's "The Seclusion of King Su Changling"
Translation: The water of Qingxi River is unfathomable, and there are only lonely clouds in the seclusion.
Everything passes by in a flash, and all the willow trees fade first. ——Song Dynasty: Xin Qiji's "Moon over the Xijiang River: Shi'er Cao paid for it with household chores"
Translation: The myriad things I have experienced in my life have all disappeared like a passing cloud.
The people in the deep forest don’t know that the bright moon comes to shine. ——Tang Dynasty: Translation of Wang Wei's "Zhuli Pavilion": Who in the dense forest knows that I am here? Only a bright moon quietly accompanies me.
The pine path in Yanfei is long and lonely, with only lonely people coming and going. ——Tang Dynasty: Meng Haoran's "Returning to Lumen Folk Song at Night"
Translation: The cold mountain rock road and the quiet forest road, only the reclusive people come and go here.
I want to find fragrant grass, but I regret not meeting my old friend. ——Tang Dynasty: Meng Haoran's "Farewell to Wang Shi Yuwei"
Translation: I want to find the secluded mountains and forests to hide away, but it is a pity that I have to be separated from my old friends.
You should only guard your loneliness and cover up the gates of your hometown. ——Tang Dynasty: Meng Haoran's "Farewell to the King and His Majesty Wei"
Translation: You should only stay lonely for this life, close the Shangchai Gate and isolate yourself from the world.
The cup is full of wine, the shelves are full of books, and fame and fortune are not concerned. ——Five Dynasties: Li Xun's "Yu Gezi·Odihua Autumn"
Translation: Facing the overflowing cup of water and wine, looking at the shelves full of poems and books, I am satisfied and no longer have to worry about fame and fortune.