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'Jade sound tower paints a picture
Three crystal lenses complete the charm'
In Nôm script poetry - in the collection 'National Accent Poems', nature undergoes transformations. Nguyễn Trãi focuses on the enchanting, distinctive, simple, and rustic beauty, infusing the inspiration of nature with a strong national and folk flavor. It could be as simple as the harmonious landscape, the quiet night scene, or the vibrant spring. The poem 'Preserving the Scene' speaks of a simple nature, like the verse:
'Blue water, green mountains, boats resting by the shore
Night quiet, moonlight silvering guests ascending the tower'
In contrast to the grandeur and magnificence of Chinese nature paintings, the nature painting in 'National Accent Poems' is a natural portrait, simple, close, and familiar. Even the most ordinary things like branches, bird nests, flowers, or ripe soybeans are present in Nguyễn Trãi's nature poetry, making nature exceptionally close, becoming friends and even family with Nguyễn Trãi.
'Green hoe piles high, shady leaves unfold
Lapis lazuli awning still spouts red droplets
Red lotus exhausted, scent lingers'
Thus, it can be seen that the nature poetry in Nguyễn Trãi's collections 'Recollections of a Youth' and 'National Accent Poems' allows readers to feel the love for nature, the homeland of a heroic figure of the nation, carrying the quintessence of the era. Whether in any poetry collection, nature is always extremely beautiful, pure, and deserving of reverence.
