Flowers are not flowers, fog is not fog. Midnight comes, and dawn goes. When you come like a spring dream for a long time, you will go to the clouds and find nowhere.
Like a flower is not a flower, like a fog is not a fog. It came quietly in the middle of the night, and disappeared at dawn. When it came, it was like a spring dream, without regularity. When you walk, it is like scattering towards the clouds, and there is no trace to be found.
Every word was understood, even the sentences were understood, but what exactly was described was never understood. After reading it, I always feel that the beauty is beautiful but there is a slight sadness. This is the work of bai juyi, a scholar of the Tang Dynasty, called "Flowers Not Flowers". It is said that the word "flower is not a flower" is Bai Juyi's self-composed song, expressing emotion.
When it comes to Bai Juyi, people are familiar with his poems. The old woman's understanding, known to women and children, is the evaluation of his poetry. Why did he write such a dreamy work when he filled in a poem. Someone analyzed that Bai Juyi was a firm believer in Buddhism, and one day he read the Diamond Sutra, and when he read that "everything has a way of doing, like a dream bubble, like dew and electricity, it should be viewed as it is", and suddenly he had a realization. In order to remember the feeling, he had this word.
Everything in the world contains two dimensions of time and space, and "no-self" in space and "impermanence" in time become the themes of his discussion. Such a complex problem, how to discuss it in a simple and simple way, the best way is to compare. Explaining the profound and difficult truths with phenomena that everyone can understand may seem unlikely, but if the right effect is appropriate, it will be surprisingly good. Looking at this song "Flowers Not Flowers", it uses a figurative technique to preach Bai Juyi's epiphany.
If you go deeper, is Bai Juyi describing the subjective world or the objective world? He describes the world after the fusion of subjectivity and objectivity, in which he is the master. Therefore, Bai Juyi put down his guard and revealed his feelings. He felt that since there were many things that could not be said clearly, there was no need to say them. Without words, with inner feelings, you can "see" the essence of the world. At this time, Bai Juyi was no longer a talent for dancing and ink, but a thinker.
Of course, the interpretation of "Flowers Not Flowers" is not limited to this. Some people say that this is a love poem, and Bai Juyi describes his love story in subtle words. He fell in love with a woman, but couldn't be together for long. In pain and helplessness, write affectionate verses to commemorate this relationship.
There is a category in the poetry genre called hazy poetry, and "Flowers Are Not Flowers" is the ancient obscure poetry. You can analyze and interpret the meaning in the poem, or you can directly enjoy the beauty in the poem. For the appreciator, everyone has a unique understanding. Maybe this is the charm of "Flowers Not Flowers", plausible, hazy and beautiful, obscure and dreamy, and endlessly evocative.