Poems about cherishing food

1. "Compassion for Farmers Part One"

Tang Dynasty: Li Shen

One grain of millet is planted in spring and ten thousand grains are harvested in autumn.

There is no idle land everywhere, and farmers are still starving to death.

Explanation: As long as you sow a seed in spring, you can harvest a lot of food in autumn.

There is no uncultivated land in the world, and hardworking farmers will still starve to death.

2. "Compassion for Farmers·Part 2"

Tang Dynasty: Li Shen

It was noon on the day of hoeing, and sweat dripped from the soil.

Who knew that every meal on the plate is hard work?

Interpretation: At noon in midsummer, the sun is scorching, and farmers are still working, sweat dripping into the soil.

Who would have thought that every grain of rice in our bowls is filled with the blood and sweat of farmers?

3. "Compassion for the Peasants"

Song Dynasty: Yang Wanli

The rice clouds do not rain and do not turn yellow much, and the buckwheat flowers bloom early with frost.

I have endured hunger for the rest of my life, and it is even more worthy of the extra years.

Explanation: There are not many mature rice fields due to severe drought, and the buckwheat harvest has been lost because of the early frost.

The farmers had long expected that they would live with hunger this year, but it happened to be a leap month this year, and the days of hunger were even longer.

4. "Staying at Xunni's House under Wusong Mountain"

Tang Dynasty: Li Bai

I stayed under Wusongshan, lonely and joyless.

The autumn work in the Tian family is bitter, and the neighbor's daughter is cold at night.

Kneel down and eat the carved rice, the moonlight shining on the plain plate.

It’s so embarrassing that I can’t eat even if I thank you three times.

Explanation: I stayed at a farmhouse at the foot of Wusong Mountain, feeling very depressed and lonely.

Farmers are even busier with autumn work. The woman next door is pounding rice all night, not afraid of the cold autumn night.

Xun Ni, the landlord, brought me wild rice on a plain plate that was as bright as moonlight.

This reminds me with shame of Piao’s mother who helped Han Xin and refused to eat.

5. "Resentments of Farmers and Ministers"

Tang Dynasty: Yuan Jie

What the farmers and ministers complained about was that they wanted to be the master of others.

If you don’t know the heart of heaven and earth, you will blame the wind and rain in vain.

I am going to talk about the suffering of plants and trees, but I want to say that insects are suffering.

Walking around the palace, he had no reason to express his feelings.

Once you cry in the city, all your tears return to the fields.

If the ballad is adopted, this statement should be accepted.

Explanation: Peasants whose lives were difficult due to frequent disasters had to appeal to the monarch.

They don’t know God’s will, and they complain in vain about the unfavorable weather and unfavorable weather.

The crops in the fields failed and pests were serious.

At that time, there was no way to express his opinions, so he had to come to the capital and wander outside the palace gate, but he could not see the emperor confiding his sorrow.

I cried bitterly in the capital all day long. I cried all my tears before returning to the countryside.

I hope that this poem of mine can be collected by the imperial poetry collectors, which will help the emperor understand the people's sentiments and correct the shortcomings of current politics.

6. "Inscription on Farmer's Cottage"

Tang Dynasty: Qiu Wei

When will the east wind come? Already green lake up the mountain.

Spring is early on the lake, and Tian’s family has a busy day.

Where the ditches and rivers flow, there is grass and flat grass.

After having dinner in the evening, I went into seclusion after returning.

Interpretation: When does the spring breeze arrive? The peaks above the lake have turned green.

Since spring has arrived early on the lake, the people farming have been busy all day long.

Farmers worked in the fields with grass, building ditches, diverting water, eradicating weeds, and plowing without stopping.

In the evening, after the farmers fed their cattle, they returned home, closed the door, and went to sleep. .