Panasonic asked the boy, saying that the teacher was going to collect medicine. Only in this mountain, I don’t know where the clouds are.
This is a poem called "The One Who Seeks Hermitage Will Not Meet". The author, Jia Dao, is a famous poet in the Tang Dynasty. He is good at five-character quatrains and is as famous as Meng Jiao. He is known as "Slim in the Cold Island in the Suburbs" and is the author of "Yangtze River Collection". The main idea of ??this poem is: I asked the hermit's servant under the pine tree, where is your master? The waiter said that his master had gone to collect medicine. It's in this mountain, but it's obscured by clouds and mist, so I don't know exactly where it is.
This is a question-and-answer poem. The first line "Matsushita asked the boy" is a question, which means that those who seek hermitage will not meet them. The last three sentences are answers. First, "The master went to collect medicine" means that the master is not here, which makes people feel disappointed; next, "Only in this mountain" means that they can be found, which makes people feel hopeful. Finally, "The cloud is deep and I don't know where to find it." Not being able to find it makes people feel desperate. What a twist! The last two sentences in this poem are "Only in this mountain, and I don't know where to go in the depths of the clouds." They are full of philosophy and are also popular and famous sentences throughout the ages.
The success of this poem lies not only in its simplicity, but also in its plain yet profound lyricism. Usually when visiting friends, knowing that they are not here, they naturally feel disappointed and leave. But in this poem, one question, two questions, and three questions show the depth and affection of the search.
Poetry Appreciation
This little poem by Jia Dao is very meaningful in its layout, making it unforgettable after reading it. There are only twenty words in the whole poem, but it includes the environment, characters, plot, and thoughts, without affecting the expression of emotions at all.
The poet uniquely uses the question-and-answer style, and not one question and one answer. The poet came under the pine tree and wanted to ask the "boy", because when he saw the old tree, he should have arrived at the residence of this hermit friend. The boy replied that the master had gone into the mountains to collect herbs, echoing the title of the poem. Up to this point, the boy had not finished his answer, and continued: "Only in this mountain, I don't know where the clouds are." This supplementary answer portrays the image of a true hermit.
The author's reverence and admiration for the hermit, his fascination with the hermit's life, and the melancholy caused by not meeting the hermit are all reflected in this question and answer. Jia Dao is a very hard-working and persistent person, but the reason why he came all the way to "find hermit" among the green pines and white clouds is also intriguing and fascinating.