Thinking about a Quiet Night was written in Yangzhou Inn on September 15th in 726 AD (14th year of Emperor Xuanzong of Tang Dynasty), when Li Bai was twenty-six years old. At the same time, there is also a song "Autumn Night Travel" which was also produced in the same place. On a night with few stars, the poet looked up at the bright moon in the sky and was homesick. He wrote this famous poem "Thoughts on a Quiet Night", which will be read down through the ages.
Appreciating the moon and frost is the night view of clear autumn; Describing moonlight with frost color is also common in classical poetry. "Is there frost already?" It is a narrative, not a metaphor, but an illusion created by the poet in a certain environment. It is not difficult to imagine that these two sentences describe the situation that the guest can't sleep at night and has a short dream for the first time. At this time, the courtyard was lonely, and the bright moonlight hit the bed through the window, bringing a cold autumn chill.
The moon in autumn is especially bright, but it is very cold. For lonely and distant travelers, it is the easiest to touch their yearning for autumn, which makes people feel depressed and the years fly by. Staring at the moon is also the easiest way to make people daydream, think of everything in their hometown and their relatives at home.
Just four poems, written fresh and simple, clear as words. Its content is simple, but it is also rich. This is easy to understand, but it is endless. The poet said nothing more than what he had already said. Its conception is meticulous and profound, but it is also blurted out without trace. From here, it is not difficult for readers to understand the wonderful scenery of "nature" and "no work and no heart" in Li Bai's quatrains.