During the Yuanfeng period of Song Shenzong, Su Shi was demoted to Huangzhou because of the Wutai poetry case, and he was dusty all the way, and finally arrived in Huangzhou. There was no place to stay, so he had to live in Dinghuiin for the time being.
The east side of Dinghuiyuan is full of weeds, but there is a begonia growing in it. Begonia is a famous flower planted in Su Shi's hometown of Sichuan, which is rare elsewhere, but this begonia grows in a remote place, no one knows about it, and no one appreciates it.
When Su Shi saw this begonia flower, he felt very cordial and seemed to see himself. He regarded the begonia flower as a confidant, and often drank wine in front of the begonia and wrote poems for it. Among them, this "Begonia" is one of them.
Begonia
Song Su Shi
The east wind curls up and spreads the sublime light, and the fragrant mist is empty and the moon is in the corridor.
I was afraid that I would fall asleep in the middle of the night, so I burned a high candle to shine red makeup.
This poem is extremely beautifully written, the sentences are beautiful, the feelings are deep, the artistic conception is hazy and romantic, and it is intoxicating to read.
The first line of the poem writes about the begonias in the wind: "The east wind curls and spreads the sublime", and the begonia flowers shine with an elegant luster when the east wind blows.
Among them, "east wind" is the spring breeze, and "curling" comes from the sentence in Qu Yuan's "Chu Ci": "curling autumn breeze", describing the light breeze. "The east wind is curling", these four words feel very beautiful, describing the gentle blowing of the spring breeze, giving people a sense of tranquility.
The word "pan" is used very vividly, and the spring meaning of harmony is vividly written, and it also plays an important role in writing the beauty of begonias; "Sogo" is used to describe the begonia flowers shining brightly in the spring light of the east wind, beautiful and noble.
Although the first sentence only writes about begonias from the side, it vividly depicts the beautiful and noble begonia flowers in the spring breeze, exuding a hazy and dreamy realm.
The following sentence turns to write about the begonia flowers at night: "The fragrant mist is empty and the moon is in the corridor", the mist in the air is filled with the fragrance of begonias, and the moonlight turns around the corridor.
In the poem, "fragrant mist" refers to the fragrance of begonias, giving people a feeling of illusion and reality, "emptiness" is to describe the ethereal appearance, "moon corridor", the moonlight has turned through the corridor, no longer illuminating the begonia flowers, the night is deep, giving people a quiet feeling.
After all, the night is deep, and what the poet can see is limited, so the sentence describes the begonias at night from the fragrance. The fragrance of begonia flowers is very light and light, and you can only smell the fragrance when you get closer, and the fragrance of begonia flowers in the night permeates the air, which seems to be nothing, fresh, and hazy. It's a dreamy, beautiful, and a little lonely.
In the first two lines of the poem, the poet describes the elegance of begonias, while the last two lines turn to write about the poet's love for begonia flowers: "I am afraid that the flowers will fall asleep in the middle of the night, so I burn high candles to shine red makeup." ”
The night was very deep, the moonlight could not shine on the begonia flowers, and the poet was worried that the begonia flowers would fall asleep in the middle of the night, so he lit a red candle to shine on the begonias.
The word "only fear" not only writes the poet's worried mood, but also vividly writes the poet's psychology of loving flowers.
From the words "flowers go to sleep" and "red makeup", I couldn't help but think of the picture of the concubine getting drunk. It can be seen how delicate the begonia flowers are.
It can be seen from the last two sentences that the poet's love for begonia flowers has reached obsession, and the practice of germinating for flowers to drive away darkness is full of narrow meaning, and expresses the author's love for flowers and cherishing flowers, especially this sentence "I am only afraid of falling asleep in the middle of the night", which is written infatuated and has reached the realm of selflessness.
In addition, the poet's combination of late night, high candles, and red makeup is so beautiful and romantic that it makes people feel intoxicated to read, as if they are in a hazy dream.
Reading this poem, I was thinking more about Su Shi's state of mind at this moment. At this time, Su Shi has passed the age of not being confused, but there is no negativity in this poem, from his thoughts and actions of love for flowers, I feel that he is a little depressed. He wanted to be liberated by admiring the flowers, but I also felt his positive attitude of enjoying himself, and from the bright scenes of "the east wind curling", "sophono", "fragrant mist", "high candles" and "red makeup", it seemed to convey the poet's contemplative mind. All in all, there are too many unclear emotions in this poem, and the true meaning of them is probably known only to the poet himself.
The whole poem is written around the begonia flowers, the sentences are beautiful and romantic, and the author's love for the begonia flowers is written vividly and vividly.