Poems that express gratitude to mothers include Wandering Zi Yin, Liao E, and Coming Home at the End of the Year.
1. The Yin of the Wanderer [Tang Dynasty] Meng Jiao
The thread in the hands of the loving mother, the clothes on the body of the wanderer.
Before leaving, I am worried that I will return later.
Whoever speaks an inch of grass will be rewarded with three rays of spring.
Appreciation: This is an ode to maternal love. The poem consists of only six lines of thirty words, using line drawing techniques. By recalling a seemingly ordinary scene of sewing before leaving, it highlights and praises the greatness and selflessness of maternal love, and expresses the poet's gratitude to maternal love and his love for his mother. Deep feelings of love and respect. The emotion of this poem is sincere and natural. Although there are no paintings or carvings, it is fresh and smooth, and the simple and plain language contains a rich and mellow poetic flavor. It has been widely recited for thousands of years.
2. Polygonum Polygonum [Pre-Qin Dynasty] Anonymous
Polygonum Polygonum belongs to Curcuma, and the bandits of Polygonum and Yihao. I feel sorry for my parents, who worked so hard to give birth to me.
The one who uses Polygonum Polygonum is Curcuma, and the one who steals Curcuma is Yiwei. I'm sorry for my parents, who made me exhausted.
The bottle is empty, Wei Lei is ashamed. The life of the fresh people is not as long as the death. What kind of father is there without a father? Without a mother, what can you rely on? When you go out, you will hold your shirt, and when you enter, you will be exhausted.
My father gave birth to me, and my mother bowed to me. Carry me, feed me, grow me and nurture me, take care of me and return me, go in and out of your belly. Desire to repay virtue. Haotian is extremely stupid!
The Nanshan Mountains are fierce and the wind is blowing. If the people are all poor, what harm can I do! The rhythm of Nanshan Mountain is fluttering in the wind. The people are all in need of food, but I alone cannot die!
Appreciation: "Preface to Mao's Poems" says that this poem "Assasses King You, the people work hard, and a filial son will not be able to support you forever". Only the last sentence is correct. As for "Assassing King You, the people work hard." "In this way, as Ouyang Xiu said, "it is not the poet's original intention" ("Original Meaning of Poetry"). What the poet expresses is just the painful feeling of being unable to support his parents forever.
3. Arriving home at the end of the year [Qing Dynasty] Jiang Shiquan
The love for his son is endless, and he returns home happily. The cold clothes are densely stitched, and the letters home are freshly inked.
When we meet, we pity the thin man, and call him to ask about his hardships. I feel ashamed of the son of man and dare not sigh in the dust.
Appreciation: Maternal love is the greatest and most selfless emotion of human beings, but there are not many works that express this theme in ancient poetry. The most famous one is Meng Jiao's "Wandering Zi Yin", which has been described all over the world. Parents love their children. Jiang Shiquan's poem "Arriving Home at the End of the Year" delicately depicts mother's love from another angle, which is similar to Meng Shi's poem.