There are many ancient poems of enlightenment for children, and Luo Binwang's "Wing Goose", which he created when he was seven years old, is one of them.
The first sentence of the poem is preemptive, three geese in a row, so that the person reading the poem has a scene of a group of large white geese in front of his eyes.
Then, with continuous contrast, the sound of the great white goose and the beauty of the posture are vividly reflected.
It's hard to imagine that this is the work of a seven-year-old.
After the poem was completed, because the verses were simple and easy to remember and very meaningful, they were sung by later generations to this day, and became one of the ancient poems that children enlightened.
However, although the story to be told today is related to this poem, the protagonist is a modern 70-year-old grandfather.
He wrote a poem modeled on this ancient poem, and the name is also very similar, called "Wing Chicken".
Of course, don't underestimate this great master, he won the "Peasant Literature Award" by relying on his poem, which is also a kind of national literary award.
So today, let's talk about the story of this old man.
Export into poetry
As the saying goes: If you read three hundred Tang poems well, you can't compose poems and chant.
There is an old master named Wei Yong in Xiangyin County, Hunan Province, who has loved poetry since he was a child, but because of his family's poverty and the turmoil of the later times, he has not had the opportunity to learn.
Fortunately, he knew words, so from a young age, he would read ancient poems whenever he had free time, and would learn to compose one or two poems by himself whenever he had nothing to do.
After a long time, he can already export poetry, and he can improvise into a good poem by pointing to anything.
For example, when he saw the annoying weeds in the vegetable field, he pointed to the weeds and said:
"Small weed roots, every year, can not be removed, the vegetable field is fertilized, accounting for seven or eight points."
Although the verses are simple and have many problems, Wei Yong enjoys it.
People always have to pursue something, and as a farmer, being able to export poetry is a very commendable thing in itself.
Later life
In this kind of self-amusing life, Wei Yong passed for decades, and when he was old and could not move, he also retreated to the second line and handed over the family's farmland and vegetable fields to his children and grandchildren to take care of.
Of course, the idle old man can also do what he likes to do, such as fishing.
When there is nothing to do, the dangerous old man is fishing and writing poetry at the same time, and his life is also tasteful.
However, with the increase of age, the old man in danger has reached the age of seventy and can no longer continue to carry out fishing activities with certain dangers.
But the old man in danger has worked all his life, and he really can't idle, so he put together a group of small chicken seedlings and began an easy life of raising chickens.
One day, when he saw a rooster chirping in the sky, he suddenly came to inspiration and wrote a poem modeled on "Wing Goose".
"Chickens, chickens, chickens, sharp beaks crying to the sky. Three more calls for the moon, and five drums call for the morning light. ”
We see that this poem, like "Wing Goose", is 18 words, and it is also preemptive, which directly indicates the main content of the poem.
Subsequently, a continuous contrast was used to show the rooster's chirping and the rooster's diligence and punctuality.
After the poem was finished, he immediately took out a pen and paper to record the verses in the book where he usually wrote the poems to prevent them from being forgotten.
In fact, this poem is also a poem written by the old man when he is bored, and he did not think that there would be any follow-up. But it happened that China's second "Peasant Literature Competition" was being held at that time, and there were also participation points in the county.
With the encouragement of his friends and family, the old man in danger carefully selected the poem to compete in the competition, and also gave it a name, "Wing Chicken".
Awards
After layers of selection, this poem of the dangerous old man actually went all the way through the barrier and became the ultimate winner, not only won a large prize, but also won the national "Peasant Literature Award".
Just when the old man in danger was happy, he ushered in a lot of doubts.
Some say that the poem is a complete imitation and has no new meaning.
Some people say that there is a problem with the use of words in poetry, such as the word "cry", which generally refers to crying or crying, which is obviously inappropriate to describe the rooster's chirping. Because the rooster chirping is no longer a general call, but a more crisp and unique "chirp", it should be "sharp mouth to the sky".
Of course, there is doubt and there is support, and the supporters believe that everyone should not be critical, this is not a professional -- "literary award", but an award for farmers, if you have to ask for an extremely professional point, then you will lose the meaning of the "peasant literature competition".
Indeed, for a peasant uncle, the poetry is an entertainment pastime, and there has been no systematic study and training, and it is not easy to have such a work.
In addition, from the overall degree of the verse, it is indeed a masterpiece, and it is well deserved to win a national award. I don't know what everyone thinks about this?
Reference: The Complete Works of Tang Poetry