Poem on reclusion
Zhou Lianggong Chinese
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Poems of reclusion often celebrate country living, from the delights of physical labor to the passing of the seasons. In this poem written for Geng Jie (1622–1693), Zhou describes his friend as a gentleman-farmer who tends willows, chrysanthemums, and rice when he is not writing poetry to satisfy his creative spirit. Like Zhou, Geng was a prominent scholar-official, and times away from the pressures of government service were rare and precious.
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