At the end of the year, spring returned to the earth, and first frost became less and less. Plants and trees were the first to know the arrival of spring. I only feel that my eyes are full of vitality, and the east wind blows the green waves on the water.
Beginning of spring Ou Cheng is a seven-character quatrain written by Zhang Yi, a writer in the early Southern Song Dynasty. This poem vividly describes what beginning of spring saw and felt in this season. The language is simple and fresh, and it ends with a meaningful scene sentence. Rich in emotion and figurative metaphor, it gives readers a sense of vitality. The poet captured the scene of spring returning to the earth with keen eyes and vivid poetic language, and expressed a happy mood. When writing, the antithesis is neat, the words are vivid, and there is no trace of axe and chisel.