Original text:
Wave after wave.
Come on endlessly.
Every wave is at its feet.
Break into pieces, scatter ...
Its face and body.
Like a knife.
But it still stands there.
Looking at the sea with a smile ...
Reef is a new poem written by modern poet Ai Qing 1954 in July. Through this poem, the poet expressed his sincere praise for this tenacious life, and also deeply inspired the people of the motherland in various difficulties and oppression. The language of this poem is concise, using the methods of comparison and analogy, with a calm and objective description, taking the narrative perspective of onlookers as the outline of the image, leaving the meaning or feelings to the readers to experience, which is very poetic.