The poems about pigeons include the following:
1. "White Pigeon" by Xu Wei of the Tang Dynasty. It lifts its wings and soars into the blue sky, relying on people to reach the great country. Pink feathers live in the painting pavilion, and the shadow of snow touches the Qiong window. The vibrating heron makes a good companion, and the singing dove makes a good pair. The gull has not returned yet, but when I see you I remember you on the Qingjiang River.
2. Feeling that the pigeons are flying in a flock outside the clouds. From: "One Hundred and Thirty Rhymes of Poems on Traveling to the Zhen Temple" by Bai Juyi, a poet of the Tang Dynasty. Translation: Thanks to those white doves above the white clouds, flying in groups.
Appreciation: The mythical legends such as the dragon listening to the Dharma in the Dragon Painting Hall and the pigeons working together among the sutra-writing monks are written vividly and vividly. The text and ink are detailed and light, and the arrangement is very appropriate.
3. When the white doves are flying, the sun is setting, and the meditation room is quiet, drinking fragrant tea. From: "Ti Jingyan Shifang" by Wang Changling, a poet of the Tang Dynasty. Translation: When the white dove took off, the sun was almost setting, and the monks in the Zen room were drinking fragrant tea in silence.
4. Penghaomen Lane has been bustling for a long time, and there are no important customers passing by the cage shop. The bells of pigeons outside the sky startle the pillows at noon, and the children mistakenly get up to listen to them. From: "Listening to Dove Bells" by Zhu Yi, a poet from the Song Dynasty.
5. The sunny pigeon tries the bell and the wind is soft, and the young oriole makes its tongue thin in the spring cold. From: "The River is Red and the Winter Plum Blossoms Are Floating" by Zhang Xian of the Song Dynasty. Translation: The breeze is blowing under the clear weather, the pigeons are flying freely, and the newborn orioles are chirping, as if to tell people that the cold spring is coming.
Appreciation: The peach willow was used as a metaphor for the person earlier, and here it is also used as a metaphor for a petite bird, which is more vivid. The sentiment of the poem has reached its climax at this point. However, the author suddenly turns to the tragic ending of love at the end of the poem, and the emotion of the poem falls from high to low, forming a sad ending.
The Navigation Ability of Pigeons
There are thousands of answers to the question of why pigeons can return "home" from far away places. A champion pigeon can return home from 400 to 600 miles away in one day. And this amazing ability is not limited to racing or domestic pigeons, all pigeons have the ability to return to their habitat.
A ten-year research report from Oxford University pointed out that pigeons use roads, highways, etc. to navigate. Some theories believe that pigeons navigate through the earth’s magnetic field, landmarks, the sun, and even infrasound, etc. Whatever the truth is, it makes pigeons uniquely special birds.