Recalling brothers' subjective feelings about the scenery on a moonlit night.
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The drums of the defenders cut off people's communication, and a lonely goose was singing in autumn in the frontier.
The dew turns to frost tonight, and the moonlight at home is bright!
Brothers are scattered, and no one can ask about life and death.
Letters sent to Luoyang city are often not delivered, and wars often do not stop.
This poem was written by Du Fu in Qin Zhou (now Tianshui, Gansu) in September of the year when the Anshi Rebellion began.
At that time, An Lushan and Shi Siming led the troops south, and Shandong and Henan fought. Du Fu's younger brothers are scattered around here. Due to the lack of communication, this poem was written with anxiety and yearning.
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The drums of curfew came from the street, and the lonely cries of wild geese in autumn also came. It's the Millennium solar terms in a blink of an eye, and the moon in my hometown still looks brighter. There are several brothers living in scattered places, and it is impossible to find their whereabouts now. I can't even send a letter, and the war seems to be not over yet.
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Du Fu, with beautiful words, was born in Gongxian County, Henan Province (now gongyi city, Henan Province) and a great realistic poet in the Tang Dynasty. Zuo Shiyi, a former proofreader, was honored as Du Shiyi and Du Gongbu by later generations.
In content, most of Du Fu's poems reflect the social outlook at that time, with a wide range of themes and profound implications, especially describing the sufferings of the people and expressing his feelings of worrying about the country and the people. His poems are called "the history of poetry".
Du Fu and Li Bai are also called "Du Li", Li Bai is honored as a "poetic immortal" by later generations, and Du Fu is honored as a "poetic saint".
Du Fu's poems, with exquisite poetic skills, are highly respected in Chinese classical poetry and have far-reaching influence.
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This poem can be divided into two parts. The first four sentences are about homesickness, and the last one is about caring for younger brothers.
The drums of the defenders cut off people's communication, and a lonely goose was singing in autumn in the frontier. The dew turns to frost tonight, and the moonlight at home is bright!
Homesickness poems can start with the scenery, describe the scenery and arouse the author's homesickness, such as Li Bai's Thoughts on a Quiet Night;
The foot of my bed is shining so brightly. Is there frost already?
I looked up at the moon and looked down, feeling nostalgic.
The moonlight fell on the open space in front of the well site, like a layer of frost. Looking up at the bright moon in the sky, I looked down and remembered my hometown.
Poetry gives people a feeling like a painting, which is displayed in front of us.
But this poem begins with a voice:
The drums of the defenders cut off people's communication, and a lonely goose was singing in autumn in the frontier.
The dew turns to frost tonight, and the moonlight at home is bright!
The author found a new way to introduce us into poetry by voice, and he felt that he was there. When reading these four poems, I seem to hear drums and geese in the distance. Think about the current season and then look up at the moon, and homesickness arises spontaneously.
A painting is in front of us, and we still need to imagine it, but the drums and geese directly pull us into the scene.
This is also the beauty of this poem.
Brothers are scattered, and no one can ask about life and death.
Letters sent to Luoyang city are often not delivered, and wars often do not stop.
The last four poems, simple narration, concern for my brother and unpretentious brotherhood are also vivid.