Poetry and Artistic Connections

Poem

by Wang Wei,

A light boat sets off from the southern hill,
The north is hard to reach across the vastness.
On the other bank, I look for my home,
It cannot be recognised so far off.

Painting
http://depts.washington.edu/chinaciv/painting/4pmthgw1.gif

Connection:
In the painting it shows the ocean, and you cannot see far beyond the shore. In the poem, it speaks of a man that cannot see his home in the distance. It speaks of the vastness of distance between himself and his homeland, showing how small man really is in the world.