Chinese Classical Literature

小编导读：《秋风引》是唐代诗人刘禹锡创作的一首五言绝句。此诗表面写秋风，实际却是在感叹自己的际遇，抒发了诗人孤独、思乡的感情。其妙处在于不从正面着笔，始终只就秋风做文章，而结句曲折见意，含蓄不尽。 《秋风引》 刘禹锡 何处秋风至？ 萧萧送雁群。 朝来入庭树， 孤客最先闻。 Whisper of Autumn Liu Yu-xi Whence arises the autumn wind that speed the wild geese on their way south? This morning it blows into the courtyard, moon, you ought to go away, too, instead of hovering about. He would not be the first to hear it, if he were not a lonely stranger among strangers.

小编导读：《饮酒看牡丹》作者刘禹锡，大和年间作于长安唐郎中宅，唐郎中为唐扶。 《饮酒看牡丹》 刘禹锡 今日花前饮，甘心醉数杯。 但愁花有语，不为老人开。 With Peonies in Bloom Liu Yu-xi Today, with these flowers before me, I’ll drink! Don’t mind if I have a couple more—ah! getting mellow— If only—if only they wouldn’t say: “Our bloom is not for you, old man!”