“Eyes of Charm: Thick Grasses on the West Side of the Small Building” is a poem written by Liu Ji, a writer in the late Yuan Dynasty and early Ming Dynasty. The first part of the poem depicts the autumn scenery to depict the sorrow of a woman missing her lover, highlighting her eagerness to see her lover return. The second part directly depicts the woman’s psychological activities from longing to complaining. The whole poem is like a painting, with delicate brushwork and vivid description. The emotion is expressed in a subtle and implicit way, with a warm and moving feeling.
《眼儿媚·萋萋芳草小楼西》是元末明初文学家刘基创作的一首词。此词上片通过对秋景的描画从侧面形象渲染了思妇的满怀愁绪，突出其盼望远游人归来的急切心情；下片则直接刻画闺妇由盼到怨的心理活动。全词衬景如画，笔触精细，描摹生动，情感抒发委婉含蓄，温情脉脉，哀婉动人。
《眼儿媚·烟草萋萋》 刘基
烟草萋萋小楼西，
云压雁声低。
两行疏柳，
一丝残照，
数点鸦栖。
春山碧树秋重绿，
人在武陵溪。
无情明月，
有情归梦，
同到幽闺。
Yen Erh Mei
Liu Chi
West of the little tower the smoky grass has grown a fleece;
Blanketing cloud muffles the cry of the geese;
A slender pair of willow rows,
A single thread of fading light,
A thousand specks, the roosting crows.
The mountain trees like jade in spring, how green their autumn look;
Her man’s away beside the Wu Ling brook.
The loveless light of the bright moon,
The love-filled dream of his return
Together flood her lonely room.
