Turning ruthlessness into sentience is often an artistic means to make ordinary things full of poetic beauty. This little poem illustrates this point very well. From the two aspects of "going once every three days" and "saying goodbye overnight", it shows the sincerity and human feelings of Liu. The poet materialized the ruthlessness into sentient beings, and his writing was exquisite, unique and meaningful.
Crossing the watershed
Dynasty: Tang Dynasty Author: Wen
Xiaoxi is heartless, but seems to like me. Go to the mountains for three days and stay with me.
The ridge is the place where we parted, and the ripple flow started from my parting night.
To annotate ...
(1) watershed: the watershed between Hanshui River and Jialing River.
⑵ gurgling: refers to the way the river flows slowly.
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The stream is heartless, but it seems affectionate. In the past three days, it has won peers. The head of the ridge in front is a parting place, and the gurgling stream sounds like saying goodbye to me.