坐看黑云衔猛雨
I watch dark clouds carrying fierce rain;
喷洒前山此独晴
It pours on the mountain while my own spot stays clear.
忽惊云雨在头上
Suddenly cloud and rain are above my head,
却是山前晚照明
But evening sunlight now brightens the mountain ahead.
What the poem means
A dark cloud rains on the mountain while the poet's own spot remains clear. Suddenly rain arrives overhead and the mountain glows in evening light. The weather changes places quickly.
Meet the poet
Cui Daorong was a Tang poet. A passing mountain shower makes two places exchange rain and light.
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