Lǜshī
Lüshi — Page 2
律詩
Lüshi — page 2 of 2.
Poems in this hub
Li Bai Crossing Jingmen: A Farewell 渡荊門送別 The mountains give way to plains, yet the river seems to accompany the traveler from home. Read the Chinese, pinyin, word meanings, and original English translation. Gao Shi Sending Off Two Demoted Officials 送李少府貶峽中王少府貶長沙 Gao Shi addresses two friends sent to different southern posts, weaving their routes together before offering careful words of consolation. Jia Dao Passing a Mountain Village at Dusk 暮過山村 Bird cries and fading light unsettle a traveler near a remote village. Follow the turn toward hearth smoke and the reassurance of approaching homes. Jia Dao Lodging at a Mountain Temple 宿山寺 Stars and clouds move above a secluded mountain temple. Follow the shift from a restless sky to a solitary crane and the portrait of an elderly monk. 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. 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. 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 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. 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. 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.