618–907
Tang Dynasty — Page 8
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Tang Dynasty — page 8 of 8.
Poems in this hub
Liu Changqing Seeing Off the Monk Lingche 送靈澈上人 A monk returns alone through distant hills at sunset. Follow the bell, bamboo hat, and lengthening path that turn a farewell into a quiet receding image. Liu Changqing Listening to the Qin 聽彈琴 An old melody sounds like wind in pines, but few listeners value it. Read how pleasure in the qin becomes a reflection on taste and recognition. Zhang Jiuling Looking at the Moon, Thinking of You Far Away 望月懷遠 Zhang Jiuling's shared moon becomes a light the speaker cannot send, carrying a sleepless night from the sea's horizon back to a hoped-for dream. Zhang Jiuling Orchid and Cassia 感遇十二首·其一 Zhang Jiuling's orchid and cassia flourish in their own seasons, prompting a question about whether natural worth needs an admirer. Liu Changqing Sending Off a Monk 送上人 A solitary monk is compared with a cloud and a crane. Read why a famous mountain retreat may already be too well known to offer the seclusion he seeks. Liu Changqing Shelter in Snow at Furong Mountain 逢雪宿芙蓉山主人 A traveler seeks shelter as cold and darkness close in. Read how barking at a brushwood gate makes an unseen arrival audible through wind and snow. Zhang Jiuling The Orange Tree 感遇十二首·其七 An orange tree's winter green becomes Zhang Jiuling's image of lasting worth, obstructed opportunities, and the limits of choosing only familiar trees. Liu Changqing At the New Year 新年作 The new year deepens a displaced speaker's longing for home. Follow the thought that spring returns before he can, and the closing memory of an earlier exile. Zhang Jiuling Replying to Lu Li 答陸澧 Zhang Jiuling asks how much pine-leaf wine his friend has made and promises that neither distance nor snow will prevent a visit. Liu Changqing Passing Jia Yi’s House in Changsha 長沙過賈誼宅 An earlier exile's residence draws a solitary visitor through autumn grass. Read how the landscape becomes a question about sympathy and imperial favor. Zhang Jiuling Since You Left 賦得自君之出矣 A neglected loom and a waning full moon make separation visible in Zhang Jiuling's four-line poem on an inherited theme. Lu Lun Border Song, I: The New Command 塞下曲六首·其一 Feathered arrows and an embroidered banner frame a commander's new order. Follow the contrast between one standing figure and a thousand answering camps. Zhang Jiuling Viewing Mount Lu's Waterfall from Hukou 湖口望廬山瀑布泉 Zhang Jiuling follows Mount Lu's waterfall through purple haze, cloud, rainbow light, and a sound like rain under a clear sky. Qian Qi At the Examination: The Xiang Spirit Plays the Se 省試湘靈鼓瑟 Qian Qi imagines a river spirit's music moving through gods, listeners, fragrant plants, and water before silence leaves only green peaks. Lu Lun Border Song, II: The Arrow in the Stone 塞下曲六首·其二 A general shoots into darkness and searches for his arrow at dawn. Read how the final discovery transforms an uncertain night into a feat of heroic strength. Lu Lun Border Song, III: Snow on Bows and Blades 塞下曲六首·其三 An enemy leader flees under a dark sky as cavalry prepare to pursue. Watch the poem pause on snow-covered weapons before any outcome is known. Qian Qi Sending a Monk Back to Japan 送僧歸日本 A monk's sea journey becomes Qian Qi's meditation on dreamlike travel, moonlit water, chanting, and a lamp held in the mind across distance. Lu Lun Border Song, IV: The Victory Banquet 塞下曲六首·其四 A field banquet celebrates a returning army with guests, armored dancing, and drums. Follow the festive movement as it seems to shake the landscape. Qian Qi From My Valley Study, to Yang the Reminder 谷口書齋寄楊補闕 Qian Qi's valley retreat offers rain-washed bamboo, evening mountains, and late flowers before a swept path reveals an expected friend's arrival. Lu Lun Border Song, V: The Hunt 塞下曲六首·其五 Arrows and a hunting hawk display a commander's exceptional skill. Read the quick movement from preparation to fleeing prey and a sweeping final boast. Qian Qi Returning to My Mountain Cottage in Late Spring 暮春歸故山草堂 Returning after the spring flowers, Qian Qi finds the bamboo's steady shade waiting outside his mountain window. Lu Lun Border Song, VI: Honor in the Portrait Gallery 塞下曲六首·其六 A commander is promised lasting honor in a portrait gallery. Discover why leaving his personal name unwritten becomes the poem's highest compliment. Qian Qi Returning Geese 歸雁 Qian Qi gives geese a mythic reason to leave the beautiful Xiao-Xiang region: moonlit zither music whose sorrow is too much to bear.