Langtao Sha·Part 1
Tang Dynasty: Liu Yuxi
The Yellow River has thousands of miles of sand in its nine bends, and the waves and winds blow it from the end of the world.
Now we go straight up the Milky Way, to the home of the Morning Glory and the Weaver Girl.
This quatrain imitates the tone of the gold diggers, expressing their disgust for the gold mining career and their yearning for a better life. They both lived by the river. The Tianhe where the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl lived was quiet and beautiful, but the gold diggers by the Yellow River struggled to survive in the wind, waves and sand all day long. Going straight to the Milky Way and visiting the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl embodies their inner longing for a peaceful pastoral life.
Woyi Alley
Tang Dynasty: Liu Yuxi
Weeds and flowers beside Zhuque Bridge, the sun sets at the entrance of Wuyi Alley.
In the old days, the king Xietang Qianyan flew into the homes of ordinary people.
This poem describes the poet's deep feelings about the ups and downs. Zhuque Bridge and Wuyi Lane are still the same, but overgrown with weeds and the setting sun has set. The desolate scene already implies the poet's sensitive experience of prosperity and decline. The last two sentences use the swallow's nest to express the author's lament about the vicissitudes of life, the ups and downs of the world, and the writing style is particularly tortuous.
Two Poems on Bamboo Branches·Part 1
Tang Dynasty: Liu Yuxi
The willows are green and the Qingjiang River is level, and I can hear the singing on the Langjiang River.
The sun rises in the east and rains in the west. There is no sunshine but there is sunshine.
This is a poem describing the love between young men and women. It describes the inner activities of a girl in first love who hears her lover's singing on a clear spring day when the willows are green and the river is as flat as a mirror.
Appreciating peonies
Tang Dynasty: Liu Yuxi
The peony demon in front of the court has no character, and the hibiscus on the pond is clean and less sentimental.
Only peonies are the true national beauty, and they move the capital when they bloom.
This short four-line poem describes three famous flowers, and it contains the poet's rich aesthetic thoughts. The poet did not forget to praise the beautiful side of peony and lotus, but also highlighted the beauty of peony, which is endlessly interesting.
Nostalgia for the past in Xisai Mountain
Tang Dynasty: Liu Yuxi
Wang Jun's boat sailed down to Yizhou, and the king of Jinling lost his spirit sadly.
Qianxun’s iron lock sank to the bottom of the river, and a flag fell out of the stone.
Many times in this life, the past has been forgotten, but Yamagata is still pillowed in the cold current.
Today is the day when the world is home, so the fortress is rustling and the reeds are in autumn.
This poem by Liu Yuxi contains profound thoughts in the open and close, smooth and fluent style. The poet seems to be objectively narrating past events and describing historical sites. In fact, this is not the case. Liu Yuxi in this poem In the poem, the ironic point of ridicule is directed at the rulers who once occupied one side in history but were finally destroyed. This is a head-on blow to the re-emerging separatist forces.