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Thursday, December 09, 2010

Chinese Poems~

Hello

As proof that I have been paying attention in Chinese poetry class, here are some poems I really like =)

苏轼《望湖楼醉书》

黑云翻墨未遮山，白雨跳珠乱入船。
卷地风来忽吹散，望湖楼下水如天。

The imagery used is fabulous. I mean really, black clouds spilling black ink? Awesome stuff. xD

陶渊明　《饮酒其五》

结庐在人境，而无车马喧。
问君何能尔？心远地自偏。
采菊东篱下，悠然见南山。
山气日夕佳，飞鸟相与还。
此中有真意，欲辩已忘言。

The last couplet in particular is the essence of the poem~ And can totally be misquoted too by the way since its kind of like, can be taken out of context...

阮籍《咏怀》

夜中不能寐，起坐弹鸣琴。
薄帷鉴明月，清风吹我襟。
孤鸿号外野，翔鸟鸣北林。
徘徊将何见？忧思独伤心。

Again, love the imagery! I also like how the whole poem flows, the first couplet is an introduction, the next two parallel couplets and the final is to express the feelings of the poet.

If you can't read all the Chinese words, you are not alone. Ahem. =X I mean honestly, I don't think I've even seen the word "寐" (as an example). Do people even still use that -_-"

But regardless, there are too many poems that I like to count. These are just 3 of them... Maybe I'll post more in future ^_^

Thank you Professor Lin Shuen Fu for introducing these poems and sharing your enthusiasm for them. ^_^ You are also the first professor in this school to get my name right the first time (even without me having to tell you!), and every time. Seriously, that was the most touching thing all semester that I felt...

Now back to thinking of my upcoming papers. Omg.

cheers
*[-witchstone-]*

[music : Goodbye Happiness 宇多田ヒカル]
[mood : stressed]
[food : Azuki Rice~]

Labels: poem, umich

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