Su Dongpo's Begonia Poems

In the third year of Yuanfeng, Su Shi arrived in Huangzhou, which is near the Yangtze River. Except for his eldest son who came with him, other family members are still on their way.

He lived in Dinghui Temple for less than half a year, and the panic after suffering in prison and the loneliness in the hinterland filled the poet's heart.

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One day, Su Shi walked around the temple and found a begonia flower on the hillside. He was very happy, and wrote a long poem, namely, "Living in the east of the Garden of Wisdom, the mountains are full of flowers, and there is a Haitang, which I don't know is expensive":

Jiangcheng is rich in vegetation, and only famous flowers are bitter and lonely.

Smile at the bamboo fence, peaches and plums are always vulgar.

I also know that creation has profound significance, so I sent a beautiful woman to an empty valley.

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The title of the poem is very long, and the content is also very long, 28 sentences. The poet calls himself "the proudest poem in my life".

The reason why you are proud is definitely not because you are long. The reason why it is long is because the poet is excited and has mixed feelings.

The poet first wrote about the miasma and steaming depression in Huangzhou, and felt sorry for Haitang in his heart, but this "smile" comforted the poet instantly.

Begonia flower originated in Bashu, and the poet was from Sichuan. When I meet an old friend in a foreign country, the flowers and snow in the poet's memory bloom.

This flower is as far away as people. So he wanted to have a drink with the flowers. "Come and drink this song."

This glass of wine respects flowers and is affectionate and righteous. Respect for the degradation of the world, respect for the confidant of the local accent, respect for the loneliness in vulgarity, and respect for self-liberation in suffering.

In a word, this flower became the first happy password that Su Shi solved after he was relegated to Huangzhou. A flower bloomed gently, illuminating his whole gloomy sky.

Not only Hua Jieyu, but also Su Shi's self-realization ability.

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Later, he went drinking with Hua every year and got as drunk as a fiddler.

One year, he wrote "Remember to Go to Dinghui Garden" in the flowering period, and selected the following paragraphs:

On the east side of Dinghui Garden in Huangzhou, on the hill, there is a piece of begonia, which is very lush. Every year when it is in full bloom, you will bring a guest to buy wine. You are already drunk ... when you are alone, you will stop drinking and use jujube soup instead.

The original text is over 300 words, which is very interesting.

When the flowers bloomed this year, he and his friends came to visit the flower friends with wine and found that the garden had changed hands. The master did not remove the flowers and trees because of the poet.

After drinking wine with friends, I went to another small building to sleep soundly and listened to a piece of piano music. After dark, I went to the east of the city and bought a big wooden basin to soak melons and plums.

I passed the bamboo garden named He Renjia, and put the wine in the shade of bamboo, ready to drink more.

A friend brought a plate of fried snacks called "How Crispy", which was delicious. Among the friends who play together, only monks don't drink, so they use jujube soup instead of wine.

The poet suddenly lost interest and wanted to go home. He asked the people in Heyuan for a cluster of orange saplings to be transplanted to the west of Tang Xue (his farmhouse).

This article only wants to talk about begonia, but after reading this passage, I think it is too beautiful, and I still can't stop, so I have a few words.

This trivial and broken human fireworks has smoothed the hearts of poets who once stood high and fell into the dust.

He has only lived in Huangzhou for more than four years, but he is drunk. This is not "infatuation".

Recently, I read teacher Ye Jiaying's book, which said, "Su Shi is a self-fulfilling poet, although he has suffered all his life. After being frustrated, I can always solve it myself. "

Yes, he is like a sesame ball that he often eats. He was defeated by fate, but he always broke free from suffering. Through an open-minded soul, he put in a sweet "sugar stuffing" and completed his self-transformation.

In the most tragic times, I also have the ability to enjoy the beauty of life, which may be the reason why future generations are obsessed with Su Shi.