The original text of the ancient poem "Wind" written by Li Qiao, a poet of the Tang Dynasty, is as follows:
Three autumn leaves fall, and February flowers bloom.
Thousands of feet of waves cross the river, and thousands of bamboo poles slant into it.
Vernacular interpretation: It can blow down the golden leaves in autumn and open the beautiful flowers in spring. If it blows across the river, it can set up giant waves thousands of feet high; if it blows into the bamboo forest, it can make thousands of poles tilt.
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About the author: Li Qiao, a poet of the Tang Dynasty. With the courtesy name Jushan, he was promoted to Jinshi at the age of 20. He had profound attainments in literature and his poems were praised by people at that time. He was one of the four heroes of the early Tang Dynasty, Wang Bo, Yang Jiong, Lu Zhaolin and Luo Binwang. He was as famous as Cui Rong and Su Weiwei in the middle. Su Weiwei, Cui Rong, and Du Shenyan were collectively known as the "Four Friends of Wenwen" and were later revered as "The Old Man of Wenwen".
This poem describes the power of wind. The first two sentences describe the seasonal function of "wind": the autumn wind can make thousands of trees wither, but the spring breeze can make hundreds of flowers bloom; the last two sentences describe different scenes wherever the "wind" goes: The wind passes by the river. When I entered the bamboo forest, I saw the bamboo poles tilting together.
Wind is an object in nature. It is invisible and intangible. It can only be felt by individual living beings or known through changes in external objects. Therefore, the word "wind" does not appear in the whole poem, nor does it directly describe the external shape and characteristics of the wind. Instead, it expresses the tenderness and strength of the wind through the changes in the original nature or state of external objects under the influence of the wind.
It can be seen that the poet is familiar with and understands the common sense of physical state. With the support of this common sense of life, the poet skillfully reveals the characteristics of the wind through the deformation of external objects, and uses indirect description to express the various moods of the wind, allowing people to truly feel the gentleness and charm of the wind.