Lotus-picking Poems in Ancient Poetry

The ancient poem "Song of Picking Lotus" is a long poem written by Bai Juyi, a writer in the Tang Dynasty, describing the scenery and mood of picking lotus. Here are some examples of these poems:

1. Lotus is picked in autumn in Nantang, and the lotus is over the head.

This poem, with Nantang in autumn as the background, describes the scene of lotus in full bloom. Lotus flowers on the water form a charming picture.

2. Lower your head and take lotus seeds, which are as clear as water.

This poem depicts the poet bowing his head and playing with lotus seeds, which are clean and transparent as clear water.

3. Still like a cold flower at night, Leng Yan has its own spring breeze.

This poem compares the beauty of lotus with the splendor of cold flowers at dusk, and expresses that lotus still blooms its own charm in autumn.

There are always good lotus flowers here, and poor willows have setting sun.

This poem describes that there are beautiful lotus flowers here all year round, and the sunset reflected on the lotus leaves at this moment makes the lotus flowers look even more lovely.

5. How many mandarin ducks are there? They either turn over or fly.

This poem depicts mandarin ducks swimming in the lake in pairs, or turning over in the water, or flying in the air, adding a lively atmosphere in the process of picking lotus.

6. The setting sun has blossomed, and the white dew is beginning to cool.

This poem describes the sunset, the lotus has withered, and now the lake is cool in early autumn, and the mandarin ducks play in the water, forming a quiet and beautiful picture.

7. Beautiful pond lotus-picking boat, fishermen sitting on the hook on the shore.

This poem depicts a beautiful pond, where the boat picks lotus while the fishermen on the shore sit quietly fishing.

8. The lotus pickers are gone, and the river head belongs to Ziping.

This poem expresses that the lotus pickers have left, leaving only purple lotus leaves floating on the river head.

9. The wild lotus flowers are in full bloom by Caoqing Lake, and the lotus girl is picking them on the lotus boat.

This poem shows a picture of harmony between man and nature by depicting the blooming of grass and wild lotus flowers by the lake and the woman picking lotus flowers on the boat.

10. The purple lotus blooms at the beginning, when it is full in the 27th month.

For the first time, this poem uses purple lotus flowers and blooming white lotus flowers to compare the beautiful scenery of the moon and convey the rhythm of time and nature.