"Between the lights, the red and green warning lights are flashing, and every second is warning the world of eternal disaster." This poem expresses people's vigilance against the war and social situation and the coming disaster.
"Black river, black sky, between black and black, sparse and dense, without thousands of lights, look, there is a world that is always struggling." Although the society is still in the dark, people have not given up in the dark, let the darkness spread, and people are still fighting for the light.
The creation background of this poem is 1932. Ai Qing is on his way back to China. At that time, the situation was urgent at home and abroad. Under such circumstances, Ai Qing wrote this poem, which showed Ai Qing's thoughts of caring for the country and the people.