众鸟高飞尽
The birds have all flown high and far;
孤云独去闲
A lone cloud drifts away at ease.
相看两不厌
We gaze at each other, never tired of looking:
只有敬亭山
Only Jingting Mountain and I.
What the poem means
Birds fly away and a lone cloud drifts off. The poet and Jingting Mountain seem content to look at each other, like quiet companions.
Meet the poet
Li Bai was a Tang poet known for vivid imagination and poems about nature, friendship and longing.
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