This year, the first day of the Lunar New Year is the sixth day of June, Nineteenth, and Lunar New Year. On this day, I went to the Dagu River.
It has become a habit, and after paying homage at this time of year, I am always willing to take a walk on the bank of the Dagu River, see the first scene of spring, and reflect on the past sun and moon.
In the past few years of the epidemic, the Dagu River seems to have a lot of suffering, the season should have been willows spitting green, a warm sun and twilight river, but at this time it is deserted, those once sparkling scenes are now all sealed in a layer of ice, unable to stretch their hands and feet.
The withered wild reed stood on the stiff ice,—— its once dexterous body could no longer stir the waves, and it could only look up at the sky: the sky was covered with light fog and the daylight was hazy.
However, the native willow tree in the river has a stubborn character, even if the roots are planted in ice water, they must stand up to show their bravery and strength! Although at this time, they only have bald branches and bald trunks, and they don't see any vitality.
In contrast, the weeping willows on the bank of the river are much more graceful, their branches are already soft, and the branches can already twist with the breeze, quite like those Internet celebrity beauties in Douyin who are so cold that they want to dance in thin clothes and short skirts. The pine trees next to it are still exposed, after the cold wind and snow, but they are silent, and they always hang a pair of dark green on their faces.
It's a bit chilly New Year's Day! Wild ducks are not heard on the river, and birds are rarely seen flying across the river. Walking on the withered grass on the bank of the river, I walked slowly among the cold river water and the flowers and trees waiting to sprout on the bank.
On this bank path that has been trodden by people, there are a few people who, like me, were the first to come to the banks of the Dagu River in the New Year, and their expressions were calm, they did not speak, but walked unhurriedly. Suddenly, in the grass by the side of the path, several dogs in warm winter coats appeared and jumped up, and although the call of their owners was heard in the distance, they still lingered among the soft dead grass, unwilling to leave. - They are the happiest and most energetic people here!
In such a cold atmosphere, I gently broke off a willow branch and tried to distinguish all the messages of spring coming from the Dagu River!
The willow branches are soft, and the pale yellow green is enough to make people look forward to the future! Facing the frozen river, I insisted on imagining the purple and red spring, the clear water and the endless chirping of wild birds and ducks.
Wait, wait for the river ice to melt, wait for the spring flowers to bloom!
Perhaps the most important part of life is waiting. Grow in waiting, work hard in waiting, and learn to think in waiting!
The Dagu River, which has flowed for thousands of years, is also waiting to flow or stop, sending the waves of life along the thousands of twists and turns of the river step by step, until it flows into the sea ......