Nature and Landscape — Page 5
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Nature and Landscape — page 5 of 5.
Poems in this hub
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 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. 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 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 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. 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.