From Liu Yuxi's "Appreciating Lotte and Singing the Old" in Tang Dynasty
. This means, don't say that the sunset of mulberry trees is near dusk, and its afterglow can still reflect the red sky.
These two poems are bold and unconstrained, and the poet is not negative and pessimistic in the face of aging, expressing the poet's sober and optimistic understanding of life and death.
The whole poem is:
People who don't care about the old have compassion when they are old.
The body is thin and the frequency is reduced, and the hair is thin and the crown is self-biased.
Waste books cherish eyes, and moxibustion is mostly for years.
Classics are still familiar things, and people are like reading Sichuan.
It's lucky to think about it carefully, but it will succeed next time.
Don't say Sang Yu is late, because it is still full of clouds.
Both Liu Yuxi and Bai Juyi suffered from eye diseases and foot diseases in their later years, which made it inconvenient to study and move. From this point of view, they are in the same boat. In the face of such a late scene, Bai Juyi had a negative and pessimistic mood, and wrote a song "Farewell the Old and Give Dreams" to Liu Yuxi: "You are as old as a gentleman, so ask yourself what is old? At night, if your eyes are dry and your head is not combed properly, lie down first. Sometimes when the crutches come out, they stay indoors all day. Don't read small print books if you are too lazy to get a new mirror. Feelings for old friends are heavy, and traces of * * * teenagers are rare. Just gossip, there is still room for meeting. "
Liu Yuxi read Bai Juyi's poem and wrote "Appreciating the Happy Days and Seeing the Old" in return: "Who cares for the old, who has pity for the old? The thin body is frequently reduced, and the thin hat is biased. Waste books cherish eyes, and moxibustion is mostly for years. Classics are still familiar things, and people are like reading Sichuan. It's lucky to think about it carefully, but it will succeed next time. Mo Dao Sang Yu is late, because the sky is still full of clouds. "