Lotus pond in the rain
□ Guo Wenhua
Before Jiangnan was about to "come out of the plum", there were several thunderstorms in succession. After the heavy rain, the river overflows with small rivers. Even the lotus flowers in the lotus pond suddenly grew much taller.
On weekends, black-pressed clouds drift overhead, and after a few dull thunderclaps, raindrops pour down like beans. When the rain was a little lighter, I held up an umbrella and headed for the lotus pond in Huangshan Lake Park.
Huangshan Lake Park in the rain is hazy in a piece of Jiangnan smoke and rain, which looks particularly quiet and beautiful. In the distance, the direction of the lotus pond is a turquoise, looming in the light rain, and the lotus leaves the size of umbrellas are green and dripping. Lotus flowers bloom in the rain, white, red, pink... Show off her purity and elegance.
A pool of lotus flowers is wrapped in a light veil-like dream, and tourists seem to wander in their dreams. The little water bird was an infatuated species, holding a enchanting lotus flower, spitting out love for each other, as if they had been reunited for five hundred years, telling the lingering after separation.
"The little lotus has only shown its sharp horns, and there are dragonflies standing on its head." If the water bird is a lover, then the dragonfly must be a love saint. There is a pool of beautiful lotus flowers, which do not make love, but stand on the buds that have just revealed the tender lotus tip, and begin their first love with the plump buds that are about to open.
And the butterfly, stuck to the lotus flower bud, did not go away for a long time. The water birds, dragonflies, and butterflies above the lotus pond add a little mysterious color to the lotus flowers that are already full of aura.
"There is a root lotus underneath, and a lotus on the top." In the middle of the lotus pond stood a lotus plant. And Tilian is very rare, this huge lotus pond is difficult to find a second and Tilian. And Tilian is innately inherited from lotus flowers, which cannot be copied artificially, but can only be naturally generated. Since ancient times, people have regarded Tilian as the embodiment of loyal love. And Tilian is born from a beautiful legend. In the ancient texts, there is a young couple in the Daimyo Mansion, who have made a covenant with a white head and an old man. Because there is too much resistance in the family, it is difficult to achieve good things, so they hug each other and throw themselves into the water. Later, the pond lotus blossomed, the red dress was covered with green, and the water was fragrant. The flowers that bloomed were all tilian, and people thought that this was the spirit of the young couple. Since then, Tilian has become a symbol of loyal love and has been praised by people.
The oblique rain filament weaves a fine net in mid-air, enveloping the lotus pond. Wandering by the poetic green lotus pond, forgetting all worries, indulging in the beauty in front of you, encountered a "summer rain lotus". Raindrops sprinkle on the flower buds, giving people a fresh and unworldly beauty. Raindrops hit the lotus leaves, converging into round water droplets, floating around on the turquoise lotus leaves.
"Green lotus covers green water, hibiscus is covered with red fresh." A light rain makes the lotus pond wash away the lead-like tranquility, surrounded by tall buildings, under the tall trees, gathered a flood of rhythmic blue water, the lotus flowers above the clear water, gathered in the lake and mountains of the South of the Dream River, becoming a perfect place for people to get away from the hustle and bustle and rest their souls.
Guo Wenhua, a member of the Communist Party of China, has loved words since childhood, and has published works on Chengxi Ship, Fangzhou, Jiangnan Evening News, Rugao Daily, and major platforms. He has published a collection of personal essays, Wenhualu.