The bright moon decorates your windows, but you decorate other people’s dreams

It should be: "The bright moon decorates your windows, and you decorate other people's dreams." From "Fragmented Chapter" by modern poet Bian Zhilin.

Full poem:

You stand on the bridge and look at the scenery,

The people watching the scenery are watching you upstairs.

The bright moon decorates your windows,

You decorate other people’s dreams.

"Broken Chapter" is a modern poem written by the modern poet Bian Zhilin in 1935. The poet involves the philosophical proposition of "relativity" through his momentary perception of "landscape".

“You stand on the bridge and look at the scenery”, and compared to the people upstairs, “you” on the bridge is the scenery in their eyes, and they “look at you upstairs”; “The bright moon "Decorate your windows", and for people who dream of "you", "you" is like the bright moon outside the window, "decorating" their "dreams".

The poet integrated the philosophy of life and poetic imagery to express his exploration of the universe and life; in terms of technique and form, the poet integrated traditional artistic conception and Western symbolism artistic techniques to form his own modern poetic style.

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Comments from famous experts:

Ye Lu, professor of the School of Liberal Arts of Yangzhou University: "The Broken Chapter" is eye-catching precisely because of the information it provides On the surface, it seems to be a very ordinary picture of life, but once it enters the poetic realm, readers can completely experience and taste their respective "meanings".

To say that the word "decoration" embodies the "sadness of life" is a profound revelation of the "hypocrisy" of the phenomenon of "mutual decoration".

The "relative existence" explained by the poet himself also has its own reason. Because in society, there is indeed a relative existence between people and between one group of people and that group of people. They seem to be unrelated to each other, but they depend on each other.

Those who look at the scenery are also viewed as scenery. This is exactly the scenery that often appears in life. The poet's knowledge and understanding of the interrelationship between the integrity and individuality of life is indeed profound.

("Appreciation of Famous Modern Chinese Poetry")

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