—— Appreciation of Lei Shuyan's poem Listening to the Rain
This is an excellent work by Lei Shuyan, a famous contemporary poet, and it is one of his poems Love with Nature. The whole poem consists of fourteen lines and three sections. On the surface, four different rain sounds heard by the poet are written: the first rain, the night rain, the heavy rain and the drizzle, and all kinds of rain states felt from them.
in the first section, "It's messy/noisy, just like scattered military forces ... how many people are making noise outside the window? "Write the first rain;
in the third section, "A grumpy person is like thunder/galloping in the sky! "Write heavy rain;
In the third section, "Even though I'm still sobbing, I'm like a lost doll" to write about the drizzle, or the rain that will stop.
At first glance, these images are not too wonderful, but they use a few simple and fresh images. The second section seems to be somewhat detached from these two sections. Instead of writing about the intensity of rain, it suddenly writes about the feeling of rainy night: "The whole dream is like a drum/raindrops beating".
Fortunately, the poet skillfully uses the second verse to connect the three kinds of rain before and after the first two verses, so that the whole poem forms a dynamic life picture:
The first rain of "disorderly/noisy, like a scattered military force" is the temptation, turmoil and agitation of youth. This is a unique experience in life. Life is severe, especially adolescence. "A tall building is about to topple/a cliff is about to collapse", and how many people have caused the collapse of their whole lives because of one step's mistake.
But there is still "How many people are making noise outside the window?" This is the noise of youth, the noise of life, and attractive beliefs always make people who are struggling to pursue life have to think after the commotion, so a calm night rain can enter through the window/ear, and "knock" a dream like a drum.
Of course, people all hope to make great achievements, and some people get their wish, "galloping towards the horse in the sky"! But just as the majestic rain will weaken and eventually stop, the play will eventually end, and the hard course of life will come to an end, such as "continuous sobs".
I had the joy of life and the pain of life, but in the end, I was "like a lost doll", a little sad and confused. But it is still beautiful sadness and beautiful confusion. The "lost doll" is still so charming and seductive, so although people all know that life is inexhaustible, they still have to keep trudging, working hard and pursuing.
* Attached to the original poem:
"Listening to the Rain"
Lei Shuyan
It's messy and disorganized
It's noisy, just like the scattered military forces,
A tall building is about to topple
A cliff will be destroyed
How many people are making noise outside the window?
you can enter through the window,
you can enter through the ear,
the whole dream is like a drum
let the rain beat.
a grumpy person is like thunder,
running a horse in the sky!
even though I can't stop sobbing,
I'm like a lost doll.