Though the scenery there was desolate, life was harsh and his longing for home was eager, the poet never felt sad and depressed but full of heroic passion.

边地的景色虽然苍凉，军中的生活虽然艰苦，对家乡的思念虽然深挚，但诗人的感情并不低沉、哀伤，而是充满了一种豪迈的激情。