新年都未有芳华
The new year has come, but blossoms are still absent;
二月初惊见草芽
In the second month, fresh grass shoots bring delight.
白雪却嫌春色晚
White snow seems to think spring is too late,
故穿庭树作飞花
And flits through garden trees like flying flowers.
What the poem means
The new year brings no blossoms yet, so the first grass shoots delight the poet. Snow seems impatient for spring and dances through the trees like flying flowers. This is playful imagination.
Meet the poet
Han Yu was a Tang writer. His snow playfully takes the role of flying flowers.
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