In April, the weather is warm, and people change into light clothes and join hands with relatives and friends to enjoy the scenery. However, after a few spring rains, the peach blossoms have long withered, the pear blossoms are nowhere to be seen, and the begonia flowers are still struggling to support, but they no longer have the color and charm of the first bloom.
The peony flower blooms late, she is like a very reserved shy girl, does not compete with the flowers, does not like to show her head, and when the flowers wither, she looks extraordinary. Golden stamens, red jade petals, jade leaves, make people feel rich and enchanting; The following shares two poems depicting the seven unique peonies, the duel between the poets of the Tang Dynasty and the geniuses of the Northern Song Dynasty, which one do you prefer?
Monastery peony
Tang Dynasty · Chen Biao
The glazed ground is red and gorgeous, and the sky is scattered with dawn.
It should be planted without land to the west, otherwise it will be willing to re-emphasize the lotus.
Since ancient times, the poetry works of reciting peony flowers have emerged in endlessly, Li Bai's famous flowers are full of joy and skill, Liu Yuxi's only peony is a household name, and there are countless famous sentences like this.
The late Tang Dynasty poet Chen Biao was a contemporary poet of Li Shangyin, and his life and deeds are impossible to investigate. This poem is vividly described and innovatively conceived, conveying the poet's love for peony flowers.
During the Tang and Song dynasties, many down-and-out talents would often stay in the temple, and the various trees, flowers and plants planted in the temple would also attract the poetry of the talents. Liuli is a Sanskrit word, which originally referred to a natural gemstone, and later referred to the pure land of Buddhism. The word "Hongyan" depicts the bright red and delicate peony flowers.
Biluo is the Taoist name for the sky. The three words "scattered Xiaoxia" inherit the "red beauty" of the first sentence, praising the peony flower is like the gorgeous clouds in the sky. The author does not specifically depict detailed images such as petals or stamens of peony flowers when they are in full bloom, but uses a large piece of painter's ink-splashed rendering, giving people the feeling of red half the sky.
The last two sentences express the author's feelings, "It should be planted without land to the west, otherwise it will be willing to re-emphasize the lotus." The poet wittily said that it may be that there is not enough land in the Western Elysium, otherwise it would not value the lotus so much.
The lotus flower represents purity, holiness and auspiciousness in Sanskrit, and the great Buddhas and bodhisattvas who purify all living beings often appear in the image of stepping on the lotus flower or sitting on the lotus throne, and give people a sense of kindness and closeness.
The poet did not dislike the lotus flower, but he preferred the peony, so he wanted to improve the status of the peony in the hearts of the monks, although it was some wishful thinking, but it reflected the poet's unique preference. The full text is novel in conception and describes the image, which can be regarded as a masterpiece.
Visit the Pure Land Courtyard of Taiping Temple, view the peony in the light yellow one, peculiar, for a small poem
Northern Song · Su shi
Drunk eyes valerian self-spotted, rain mandol shines on the jade plate.
A pale yellow flower is slightly swept away, and the red Wei purple does not need to be seen.
Su Shi has endured hardships all his life, but no matter how many setbacks he encounters, Mr. has always been strong-willed, unwilling to bow to fate, and can relieve the sorrow in his heart through various methods. The poet once visited a temple in Changzhou, stumbled upon a small flower, and was overjoyed, so he wrote a poem to praise it.
Although the author saw a variety of scenery in the temple and a splendid spring scene, he did not depict the lush vegetation and flowers, but humorously said that he was drunk and his eyes were dizzy, and the vision in front of him seemed "self-contained". It seems that those splendid spring scenes are not real, but because of the illusion of their senses.
The second sentence quotes the Buddha's saying, Tianyu Mantuo, that is, the sky is falling. The poet said that the peony flower is so gorgeous, when it blooms, it looks like a white disc, which is really lovely. Mr. is really talented, so to put it mildly, he vividly portrays the gorgeous appearance of peony flowers, which is even more reverie.
The third and fourth sentences are inverted, which is to emphasize the small flower in the poet's eyes, "A pale yellow slightly brushed, and the red and purple do not need to be seen." "The red and Wei purple not only refer to the precious varieties of peony flowers, but also show that Mr. has observed that there are many peony flowers around him, but he prefers the small yellow flowers that are breezy and breezy.
The poet did not echo the opinions of others, but dared to express his own unique opinions, highlighting the poet's unconventional proposition. Imagine, there are countless poems reciting peonies, if Mr. just blindly praises how gorgeous the peony flowers are, even if the rhetoric is gorgeous and the diction is traceless, it is difficult to stand out among many poems with similar themes.