Juéjù
Jueju — Page 6
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Jueju — page 6 of 7.
Poems in this hub
Han Yu Spring Snow: The New Year Has No Flowers Yet 春雪·新年都未有芳華 Spring arrives slowly, and snow appears impatient for blossoms. Follow the playful transformation of falling flakes into flowers among the trees. Han Yu Pomegranate Blossoms at Zhang’s Lodging 詠張十一旅舍榴花 Bright pomegranate flowers fill a quiet lodging in early summer. Read the contrast between their abundant color and the absence of visiting admirers. Gao Shi Spring View from a Country Home 田家春望 Spring fills Gao Shi's open fields, but the speaker's lack of a confidant turns the prospect toward an ancient drinker's self-portrait. Han Yu A Spring Outing at Qujiang, Sent to Bai 同水部張員外籍曲江春遊寄白二十二舍人 An outing beside flowering Qujiang prompts a challenge to an absent friend. Read how three lines of spring scenery become a teasing invitation. Gao Shi Living in Retirement 閒居 Willow green and spring wind unsettle Gao Shi's solitary life, ending in a mischievous comparison between one cup and a library. Jia Dao Seeking a Hermit, Without Finding Him 尋隱者不遇 A visitor questions a boy beneath a pine, seeking an absent recluse. Read how a short exchange makes the mountain feel both near and unreachable. Gao Shi Sending Li Off from the Inn 送李少府時在客舍作 Snow clears and geese depart as Gao Shi prolongs an inn farewell with an empty wine supply and one last unanswered question. Jia Dao The Swordsman 劍客 A sword polished for ten years is offered at last. Explore how the speaker turns a weapon's untested edge into a question about action and recognition. Jia Dao After Writing a Poem 題詩後 Two lines have taken years to finish, yet understanding remains uncertain. Read a brief meditation on poetic labor, friendship, and the wish to be heard. Zhang Ji Night Mooring at Maple Bridge 楓橋夜泊 Zhang Ji’s Maple Bridge night mooring, with pinyin, English translation, and notes on troubled sleep, riverside lights, and a temple bell reaching the boat. Zhang Ji A Mountain House 山家 A six-character quatrain makes Zhang Ji's mountain household audible through spring water, midday hens, tea roasting, and grain drying. Zhang Ji At a Post Station 郵亭 Dismounting beside fading flowers, Zhang Ji recognizes a repeated cost of military service: every flowering season finds him away from home. Jia Dao Seeing Spring Off on the Last Day of the Third Month 三月晦日送春 On the last day of the third month, a sleepless speaker tries to keep spring company. Read how one night briefly delays the feeling of departure. Zhang Ji To Secretary Zheng 寄鄭員外 Weeks of rain and the turn of the year sharpen Zhang Ji's wish to see a friend, ending with clogs ready for a shared outing. Zhang Ji A Scene at Chang Gate 閶門即事 Zhang Ji looks from Suzhou's gate toward fields overgrown after farmers are recruited for war, and asks how many hearths still smoke. 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. 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 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. 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. 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.