"Climbing High"
Du Fu
The wind is strong, the ape high in the sky whistles in mourning, and the white bird flies back from the clear sand in Zhu.
The endless falling trees rustle, and the endless Yangtze River rolls in.
The sad autumn of thousands of miles is often a guest, and the one who has been sick for a hundred years appears alone on the stage.
Difficulty and bitterness bother my temples, and my wine glass becomes muddy when I am depressed.
Appreciation of "Denggao"
This poem was written by Du Fu when he was in Kuizhou in the autumn of the second year of Dali (767). Kuizhou is on the bank of the Yangtze River. The whole poem, through the scenery of the Autumn River seen from a high altitude, expresses the poet's complex emotions of wandering around for many years, being old, sick and lonely. It is impassioned and touching. Yang Lun praised this poem as "the first seven-character verse in Du's collection" ("Du Shi Jingquan"). Hu Yinglin's "Shi Sou" even praised this poem as the best seven-character verse in ancient and modern times.