月黑见渔灯
On a moonless night I see a fishing lamp,
孤光一点萤
One lonely glow, a little firefly.
微微风簇浪
A faint breeze gathers the ripples,
散作满河星
Scattering its light into a river of stars.
What the poem means
On a moonless night, a fishing lamp glows like a firefly. A breeze ripples the water and scatters its reflection into a river of stars. The stars are a comparison for moving light.
Meet the poet
Zha Shenxing was a Qing poet with a keen eye for details during his travels.
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