白日不到处
Where sunlight does not reach,
青春恰自来
The green of spring still comes.
苔花如米小
Moss blooms, tiny as grains of rice,
也学牡丹开
Open like peonies in the poem.
What the poem means
In a shaded place, spring life appears. The poet imagines tiny moss blooms opening like peonies. Notice small living things together.
Meet the poet
Yuan Mei was a Qing poet who noticed the pleasures of everyday life.
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