Meng Jiao's Wandering Songs

Meng Jiao's Wandering Songs

The mother used the needle and thread in her hand to make clothes for her long-distance son. Before leaving, I had a stitch for fear that my son would come back late and his clothes would be damaged. Who can say that a filial child like the weak can repay his mother's love like the sunshine in spring?

Appreciation: This is a poem praising maternal love, with sincere feelings and spread for thousands of years.

The first two sentences choose the scene where the wanderer is going to travel far away and the loving mother is sewing clothes. The sentence is simple, but it shows the deep affection between mother and child, just like the clothes that the wanderer and his mother are connected with needle and thread.

The middle two sentences describe the expression and action of the loving mother sewing clothes, showing her silent affection. Before leaving, the mother sat under the oil lamp, unfolded the cloth in her hand and sewed it one by one, so as to avoid her son's rags and catching cold during the trip. This needle pinned the mother's wishes for her son's safe and early return. Subtle movements contain incomparably deep love, which makes you burst into tears.

The last two sentences use the method of contrast, comparing the grass to a child and Chunhui to a mother. How can the weak grass return the warm and selfless maternal love like the sunshine in spring? This sentence reflects his pure love for his mother and his desire to repay her love.