剝剝復卜卜,意若念良木。
營營求蠹心,未獲空我腹。
或露一襠紅,或展雙翅綠。
捷緣都盧橦,響弄羯鼓曲。
搜索不知疲,利嘴信摧禿。
忽爾破姦宄,種類無遺族。
內孽固難辨,一發知潛伏。
彼實害珍材,盡殄此非酷。
直疑天意深,不使嗜粱肉。
專為眾蠹仇,侍飫弗與足。
如令知庶味,恣擇蟲與粟。
杞梓任陰賊,長喙罷攻觸。
飽食作群飛,時下泉沼浴。
歸鳴涼樹陰,暮趁高枝宿。
剝剝復卜卜,意若念良木。
營營求蠹心,未獲空我腹。
或露一襠紅,或展雙翅綠。
捷緣都盧橦,響弄羯鼓曲。
搜索不知疲,利嘴信摧禿。
忽爾破姦宄,種類無遺族。
內孽固難辨,一發知潛伏。
彼實害珍材,盡殄此非酷。
直疑天意深,不使嗜粱肉。
專為眾蠹仇,侍飫弗與足。
如令知庶味,恣擇蟲與粟。
杞梓任陰賊,長喙罷攻觸。
飽食作群飛,時下泉沼浴。
歸鳴涼樹陰,暮趁高枝宿。
剝剝,又卜卜,聲音持續不斷,
彷彿啄木鳥在思念優良的樹木。
它忙碌地尋找蛀蟲藏匿的心材,
卻一無所獲,讓肚子空空如也。
有時露出一塊紅色的羽毛,
有時展開一雙綠色的翅膀。
它敏捷地緣著樹幹攀爬,技藝高超,
啄木的聲響如同敲擊羯鼓的曲調。
它搜索不知疲倦,
鋒利的嘴喙確實被磨得光禿。
忽然間它破獲了隱藏的奸邪,
將那類害蟲消滅得一個不剩。
內部的禍害本就難以分辨,
一擊之下便知潛伏的所在。
那些害蟲確實損害珍貴的木材,
將它們全部消滅並非殘酷之事。
我直懷疑天意深遠,
不讓它貪嗜梁米與肉食。
專為成為眾多蛀蟲的仇敵而生,
即使侍奉飽食也不給予滿足。
如果讓它知道尋常的滋味,
或許會恣意選擇蟲子或粟米。
優質的杞梓之材任憑陰險的賊子侵害,
它那長喙便會停止攻擊觸碰。
吃飽後它們成群飛起,
不時下到泉水或沼澤中沐浴。
歸來時在涼爽的樹蔭下鳴叫,
傍晚時分便棲息在高高的樹枝上。
Tap-tap, again tap-tap, the sound goes on,
As if the woodpecker longs for a fine tree.
Busily seeking the heart where worms have gone,
Yet finds no prey, and leaves its belly free.
Sometimes a patch of red is shown in sight,
Sometimes a pair of green wings spread in flight.
Nimbly it climbs the trunk, a skillful feat,
Its pecking like a drum's percussive beat.
It searches tirelessly, without a rest,
Its sharp beak surely wears down, put to test.
Suddenly it uncovers hidden vice,
And leaves no trace of that corrupted race.
The inner flaw is hard to tell apart,
One strike reveals what lurks within the heart.
They truly harm the precious wood, it's said,
To wipe them out is not a cruel deed.
I wonder if Heaven's will runs deep and true,
Denying them the taste of grain and meat.
Appointed as the foe of pests it grew,
To sate its hunger is not made complete.
If it could know the common flavors' range,
It might choose freely between worm and grain.
Fine timber left to hidden foes' attack,
Its long beak would then cease its fierce assault.
Having eaten its fill, in flocks they fly back,
And sometimes bathe in spring or marsh, a halt.
Returning, they sing in the cool shade of trees,
At dusk, they perch on high branches with ease.
以週期視角審視自我修正,體現治理中的持續優化意識。
以啄木鳥啄木之聲喻君子自省修身,寄託對正直品格的追求。
本詩為五言古詩,押平聲韻。
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