The withered vines are wrapped around the old trees, and the branches are inhabited by crows returning to their nests at dusk. Under the small bridge, there are several families by the running water. On the ancient and desolate road, the autumn wind is bleak, and a tired thin horse is carrying a wanderer. The sun is setting slowly, and the extremely sad traveler is still wandering at the end of the world.
Full-text: The withered vine and the old tree are humming, the small bridge is flowing with water, and the ancient road is thin and thin. When the sun sets, heartbroken people are at the end of the world.
Tianjingsha Qiu Si is a poem written by Ma Zhiyuan, a writer in Yuan Dynasty.
Full text appreciation:
Many dense images are used to express the author's pain in the journey and sadness about autumn, which makes the work full of rich poetry. Image refers to the artistic image used to convey the author's feelings and contain the author's thoughts in poetry. China's classical poetry is characterized by the complex and intensive use of images.
Many poets in ancient China often arranged numerous images closely in their poems to express their thoughts. This song by Ma Zhiyuan clearly embodies this feature. There are ten kinds of images in just 28 words, which are not only the real environment of heartbroken people's life, but also the carrier of his heavy sadness. Without these pictures, this song would not exist.