What does it mean that my lamp jar is covered with dust, but the road in the distance is clean?

My lamp and jar are covered with dust, but the road in the distance is clean. From Haizi's poem "Long Road-1Sonnets for Snow at the Beginning of 989".

Analysis: Light and wine are the portrayal of a poet's life. The "lamp jar" in my home, or the indoor furnishings you are familiar with. "The distant journey is clean" describes the outdoor environment, the snowy world, as if spotless, even the snowy road is clean.

Symbolically, the "journey" between "you" and "me" is not in my heart. With a clean heart, "I" embarked on a distant road of missing.

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The creative background of this poem:

According to Haizi's biography, "About1989 65438+1October 7th, Haizi received a letter from B, saying that he would go to America". 1989 65438+1October 7th is the day of snow and the date of writing poems; And B who wrote to Haizi was his first girlfriend. At this time, B has got married, and now he will go abroad to America on the other side of the ocean. For Haizi,

This is undoubtedly a great stimulus. The sensitive poet wrote this poem on the same day, and six days later wrote "Facing the sea, spring blossoms". Since then, many poems about the Pacific Ocean have appeared in Haizi's works. As far as this poem is concerned, the poet seems to have bid farewell to his former lover in a heavy snow. No matter "Snow" or "Far Away" are his lyrical objects, and his persistent feelings are devoted to the "traveler" in his heart.

"Snow" is a real poetic scene, but "a long journey" may be the poet's imagination. The distant journey connects you and me, which is not only the spatial distance between you and me, but also the time distance between two heavy snows. It not only represents the distance you left, but also represents the distance I miss.

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