I lie supine by riverside,
And croon while gazing on fields wide.
With running water I won’t vie;
My mind floats with the cloud on high.
Spring will soon be late in the gloom.
Why should flowers vie in full bloom?
The war is raging in the east.
Can I not frown with mind unreleased?
坦腹江亭暖，长吟《野望》时。
水流心不竞，云在意俱迟。
寂寂春将晚，欣欣物自私。
江东犹苦战，回首一颦眉。
The poem describes how the poet feels when he is sitting alone in a small pavilion by the river.
This poem is apparently leisurely and comfortable, but in reality it is a piece of anxiety and bitterness. The poem is a mixture of emotion and reason, and is full of interest.
Classical Chinese poetry thrives on Concision and Ambiguity. Without tense or number, the words create a timeless space where the reader becomes the co-creator of the poem's meaning.
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