日暮苍山远
At dusk the blue-gray mountains lie far away;
天寒白屋贫
In bitter cold a modest white cottage stands.
柴门闻犬吠
At the wooden gate I hear a dog bark;
风雪夜归人
Someone returns through wind and snow at night.
What the poem means
At dusk, distant mountains fade and a modest cottage stands in the cold. A dog barks at the wooden gate as someone returns through wind and snow at night. The final scene belongs to night, not bright daylight.
Meet the poet
Liu Changqing was a Tang poet. Mountains, a wooden gate, a dog and a returning traveler form a snowy night scene.
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