Ume Blossoms in the Snow
Fantastic China | 2023-01-30 | Views：257
Ume Blossoms in the Snow
Author: Lu Meipo (Years of birth and death unknown)
Ume blossoms fight snow while delaying falling to wait for spring,
To judge which side wins, the poet takes a break from writing.
Ume blossoms are 30 percent less white than snow,
But snow loses for lacking the fragrance ume blossoms are emitting.
There is little known about Lu except he was a Song Dynasty hermit, single for life and passionate about ume blossoms. All the poems he left the world are about the beauty of ume blossoms.
This poem uses the technique of personification and summarizes the different characteristics of ume blossoms and snow in two verses, which is wonderfully written and has a certain influence on the poetry world.