There are many ancient poems about swallows. Swallows are migratory birds that like to stay in pairs and go in and out of other people's houses or under the eaves. They have been favored by humans since ancient times. Some cherish the spring and regret the autumn, some exaggerate the sadness of separation, some express lovesickness, or sentimental about current events. The richness of the images and expressions are beyond the reach of other things. Here are the excerpts:
1. Yan Yan Yu Fei , His feathers were sent away, and his son returned home and was sent far away into the wild. ——"The Book of Songs·Yan Yan"
2. "Thinking of the two flying swallows, holding the mud nest in the king's house", "The newly married swallows are like brothers." ——"The Book of Songs·Gu Feng"
3. The fallen flower man is independent, and the tiny swift swallows fly together. ——Yan Jidao's "Linjiang Immortal"
4. The curtain is slightly cold, and the swallows fly away. ——Yan Shu·"Broken Array"
5. The swallows never came, and the small courtyard was overcast and rainy. ——Jiang Chunlin's "Bu Shuzi·The Swallows Never Came"?
6. The curtain is slightly cold, and the swallows fly away. ——Yan Shu's "Broken Array"?
7. Swallows fly to peek at the painted building, and the jade hook hangs down the curtain. ——Ouyang Xiu's "Linjiang Immortal"?
8. In those days, the swallows knew where they were, but the moss was deep and the grass was dark and the river was dark. ——Zhang Yan's "High Balcony"?
9. Flowers bloom and you can travel far, jade alleviates spring events, and swallows fly in the east wind thatched cottage. ——Zhang Kejiu's "Qingjiang Yin"?
10. Fish come out in the drizzle, and swallows slant in the breeze. ——Du Fu's "Water Threshold Calls the Heart"?
11. The moon rises above the yellow willow at the beginning, and the swallows return to the jade tower first. ——Zhou Deqing's "Happy Spring"?
12. The curtains are lowered, and the two swallows return in the drizzle. ——Ouyang Xiu's "Picking Mulberries"?
13. The oriole turns back when it crosses the water, and the swallow doesn't care if the mud is wet in its mouth. ——Du Fu's "Ji Shi"?
14. The scenery of mountains and rivers remains the same, but half of the people in the city have changed. The reed flowers on the ground accompany me as I grow old. Who will the swallows fly by in my old home? ——Wen Tianxiang's "Jinling Station"?
15. How often does the swallow return? Only deep in the green rock. ——Xin Qiji's "Like a Dream, How Many Times Have Swallows Returned?"
16. Whose house does the swallow go to in the spring? The old warbler is too shy to look for a companion. The wind is cold and lazy to report to the Yamen (gathering honey), and it cries to bring hunger. crow. ——Qiao Ji's "Water Fairy"
17. When the swallows come to Xinshe, the pear blossoms lag behind the Qingming Festival. ——Yan Shu's "Broken Array"?
18. After the swallows passed through the curtain, I saw fish on the market again. ——Lu You's "Spring Day"?
19. When the swallow flies, its feathers are missing, and the son returns and is sent far away into the wild. ——"The Book of Songs Swallow"?
20. The swallow divides the mud into the bees to make honey, and the wind and the sun are late. ——Yan Jidao's "Visiting the Golden Gate"?
21. The flowers are blooming, and the swallows are blooming with new breasts. ——Wei Yingwu's "Meeting Feng in Chang'an"?
22. In the old days, the swallows in front of Wang Xietang flew into the homes of ordinary people. ——Liu Yuxi's "Black Clothes Lane"?
23. Swallows are flying in the new green shade, and several fireworks are dependent on each other. ——Lu You's "Early Summer"
24. Last year, the swallows were at the end of the world. Whose house is the swallow this year?
——Zhang Yan's "Qing Ping Le·Cai Fang Ren Yao"