Spring Hope
Du Fu
The country is broken by mountains and rivers, and the city is full of spring vegetation.
I am moved to tears by the flowers, and the birds are frightened by the hate.
The war rages on for three months, and a letter from home is worth ten thousand gold.
The white-headed scratches are shorter, and the lust is overwhelming.
The country has been conquered by the rebels, but Zuhe still exists. The capital city in spring is full of dense weeds and trees. When I feel sentimental about current events, I cry when I see flowers; I feel frightened when I hear the birdsong after leaving my family for a long time. The fighting continued for three months without stopping. —A letter from the Feng family is worth tens of thousands of taels of gold. The white hair on his head became shorter and shorter as he scratched, and even the hairpin couldn't be inserted into it.