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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. 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. 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 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. 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. 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.