The ancient poems describing poverty include:
1. The face is dusty and smoky, and the temples are gray and the fingers are black. ——Bai Juyi's "The Charcoal Seller"
2. The days of strong food are more than thin, and the narrow clothes are already cold in autumn. ——Yuan Haowen's "Nizhuang Mid-Autumn Festival"
3. At dusk, the mountains are far away, the weather is cold and the white houses are poor. ——Liu Changqing's "The Master Stays at Furong Mountain in the Snow"
4. There are many poor households with heavy taxes, and the farmers are hungry and have enough dry land. ——Bai Juyi's "People of Other Prefectures"
5. If there are poor people in Chang'an, it is not advisable to have too many for the sake of auspiciousness.
Luo Yin's "Snow"