Poet’s Mood

Poet’s Mood

【清明】　唐 杜牧

清明時節雨紛紛， 路上行人欲斷魂。
借問酒家何處有， 牧童遙指杏花村。

【越調 小桃紅】 元 愛山

一溪流水水溪雲，雨霽山光潤，野鳥山花破愁悶。
樂閒身，拖條藜杖家家問。
問誰家有酒，見青簾高掛，高掛在楊柳岸杏花村。

Poetry reveals poet’s mood. These two poems said the same
purpose, “借酒消愁”, but in a different mood.

In 【清明】, 杜牧 mentioned “雨紛紛” and “欲斷魂”, which is
rather depressing. 愛山, quite to the contrary, depicted an
entirely different scene, “雨霽山光潤”and “野鳥山花破愁悶”.

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