The Song poems written by Li Qingzhao were well-polished , lively and elegant they were distinctive and vivid with a very strong artistic appeal to the readers . Demarcated by the establishment of the Southern Song , her works could be divided into two phases . In the first phase , her works described chiefly her life as a maiden and as a young wife , showing her passion for nature and love . They were sprightly and tender . In the second phase her works were mournful and moving . Take the following examples :寻寻觅觅
冷冷清清，
凄凄惨惨戚戚，
……
只恐双溪舴艋船，
载不动许多愁。
Seek ,seek find , find , cold ,cold ,
Lonely , lonely , sad , sad , miserable ,
Miserable, woeful , woeful” .
“ I look for what I miss ;
I know not what it is .
I feel so sad , so drear ,
So lonely , without cheer .
But I’m afraid the craft floating on the two creeks
Cannot be loaded with so much sorrow .
Her sorrow resulted from the vicissitudes of her life and her mourning for the decline of the nation . This sorrow was very profound . No wonder when Liu Chenweng , a patriotic lyricist living at the close of the Song Dynasty , wept when he read these works of hers and wrote a matching Song poem in similar rhymes .
