One of Li Bai's most interesting poems

Tang Libai

When a rice ridge met Du Fu, Li stood out.

Don't be too thin, but you are always worried that you can't write past poems.

Li Bai's "For Du Fu" is a joke poem he wrote when he met Du Fu for the last time. The language of this poem is very popular and the meaning is easy to understand: I met my old friend Du Fu in Fanxing. It was just noon, and he was wearing a bamboo hat. I asked him, since the last breakup, you have lost weight. I'm afraid writing poetry is too difficult.

Although the language is simple, its meaning is worth tasting. As we all know, Li Bai is natural and unrestrained, while Du Fu is quite aloof. Li Bai's poems are elegant and elegant, Du Fu's poems are exquisitely crafted, and the words are endless! This poem "For Du Fu" is Li Bai's humorous comment on Du Fu's recent poems, which made him lose weight successfully.

Although humorous, we can see the profound friendship between Li Bai and Du Fu from this teasing joke. This poem is also a joke between friends, and at the same time it shows Li Bai's concern for Du Fu, hoping to comfort Du Fu and not neglect his health in order to write a poem.