The verses I feel in the ancient poem "The Beginning of Autumn" are as follows: The crows of breasts scatter the jade screen in the sky, and a pillow is cool and a fan of wind blows. There is no place to look for the sound of autumn when I fall asleep. The steps are full of phoenix leaves and the moon is shining brightly.
Appreciation:
Liu Han, whose birth and death dates are unknown, was named Wuzi and was born in Changsha (now Changsha, Hunan). He lived in Lin'an (now Hangzhou, Zhejiang) for a long time and ended up in civilian clothes. He had poetry contacts with Fan Chengda and Yang Wanli. He wrote "Xiaoshan Collection" and "Complete Poems of the Song Dynasty" recorded one volume of his poems.
The book "The Beginning of Autumn" is a collection of "The Beginning of Autumn". "The Beginning of Autumn" is one of the 24 solar terms in the lunar calendar. It is around August 8 of the Gregorian calendar every year. In my country, the Beginning of Autumn is usually regarded as the beginning of autumn. This poem is written about the author's feelings on the day of Beginning of Autumn.
The first sentence describes the changes in the scenery in the evening. At first, the little crows were still crows on the branches or on the eaves. When it gets dark, the crows return to their nests, and the crows can no longer be heard. "Milk crows" are newly grown crows. Crows have the characteristic of forming nests in groups, so crows crow a lot in the evening. Old crows don't like to crow very much, and their crows sound rough and unpleasant.
The Milk Crow prefers to call, and its voice is softer and not unpleasant to hear. In the evening, the calligraphy and painting on the jade screen can still be seen more clearly. When it gets dark, the calligraphy and painting on the jade screen are invisible and appear empty. Of course, the crows could not be heard and the calligraphy and paintings on the jade screen could not be seen, so the room seemed quiet and empty.
The second sentence describes the poet's feelings when he was lying on the bed and fanning himself. Fanning in summer did not feel very cool because the air temperature was relatively high. The fan blows at the beginning of autumn, and it feels particularly cool, because autumn has arrived and the air temperature is also lower. The word "Xin" in "Xinliang" expresses this change. Of course, there are also psychological factors at play in this qualitative change in feeling.
Three sentences describe the process of the autumn wind blowing from strong to stopping at night. At first I heard the autumn wind blowing the grass and trees making a whining sound, but after I got up I couldn't hear any sound at all. Getting up to look for the sound of autumn shows that the poet is very concerned about the arrival of autumn.
The last sentence was written in the bright moonlight. Seeing the steps covered with sycamore leaves, the poet finally clearly saw the footsteps of autumn. Because the autumn air is crisp and clear, the autumn moon is particularly bright. Because the sycamore is a deciduous tree with wider leaves, it makes people think that the sycamore loses its leaves earlier and more conspicuously.
The biggest feature of this poem is that it describes the changes in nature at the turn of summer and autumn. Some changes are obvious, such as "the steps are full of Wuye". It is said that one leaf falls and the world knows autumn.
Some changes are not very significant. For example, the first sentence can be judged from the sound as coming from "Milk Crow", and the second sentence writes that the wind fanning at the beginning of autumn is particularly cool. This all reflects that the poet is particularly sensitive to changes in things and has a particularly detailed observation and experience of life. This poem organizes the material in chronological order, so it appears particularly clear and smooth.