大芽如繭肥,小芽瘦如錐。
我今取去無厚薄,不欲氣本多支離。
綠尖墮地那復數,存者屹立珊瑚枝。
姚黃魏紫各王后,肯許闒冗相追隨。
姬周祧廟曾祖禰,主父強漢疏宗支。
昔人立朝惡黨盛,敗群雜莠何可知。
一母宜男竟衰弱,豈有如許寧馨兒。
吾懼生蛇為龍禍,又畏百工無一師。
故今披剝信老手,如與造化俱無私。
明年春歸迺翁出,空庭還閉絕代姿。
風雨大是遭白眼,酒炙誰復來齊眉。
衡門一鎻略安分,幽谷待賞幾無時。
寄根王謝自得地,燕子歸來汝莫疑。
大芽如繭肥,小芽瘦如錐。
我今取去無厚薄,不欲氣本多支離。
綠尖墮地那復數,存者屹立珊瑚枝。
姚黃魏紫各王后,肯許闒冗相追隨。
姬周祧廟曾祖禰,主父強漢疏宗支。
昔人立朝惡黨盛,敗群雜莠何可知。
一母宜男竟衰弱,豈有如許寧馨兒。
吾懼生蛇為龍禍,又畏百工無一師。
故今披剝信老手,如與造化俱無私。
明年春歸迺翁出,空庭還閉絕代姿。
風雨大是遭白眼,酒炙誰復來齊眉。
衡門一鎻略安分,幽谷待賞幾無時。
寄根王謝自得地,燕子歸來汝莫疑。
大的花苞像蠶繭一樣肥碩,
小的花苞瘦削如同錐子。
我現在摘取它們不分厚薄,
是不想讓元氣根基過於分散支離。
綠色的尖梢掉落在地不計其數,
存留的屹立著如同珊瑚枝。
姚黃和魏紫各自是牡丹中的王后,
怎會容許平庸之輩相追隨?
姬周的宗廟祭祀曾祖和父廟,
漢武帝加強中央集權而疏遠宗室支系。
古人在朝為官時厭惡朋黨勢盛,
敗壞群體的雜草如何能預知?
一株本應多子的母親竟然衰弱,
哪裡會有這麼多美好的孩兒?
我害怕生出蛇變成龍的禍患,
又畏懼眾多工匠沒有一位宗師。
所以現在親手剝落相信老練的手法,
如同與造物主一同運作毫無私心。
明年春天歸來時老翁出現,
空寂的庭院還將閉鎖著絕代的姿容。
風雨交加很是遭受冷眼,
美酒佳餚誰又會再來舉案齊眉?
簡陋的門戶一鎖大致安於本分,
在幽深的山谷等待賞識幾乎沒有時機。
寄身於王謝那樣的高門之地自然得所,
燕子歸來時你不要懷疑。
Large buds are plump as silkworm cocoons,
Small buds are thin and sharp as awls.
I now take them away without discrimination,
Not wishing the vital essence to be scattered and frail.
Green tips fall to the ground, too many to count,
Those that remain stand tall like coral branches.
Yao's yellow and Wei's purple, each a queenly hue,
Would they allow the vulgar to follow in their wake?
The ancestral temples of Ji Zhou honored forebears,
Emperor Wu of Han distanced the collateral lines.
Men of old in court dreaded factions growing strong,
How could one know the weeds that spoil the flock?
One mother, meant for sons, ends up weak and frail,
How could there be such fine and promising children?
I fear a snake may hatch into a dragon's calamity,
And dread a hundred craftsmen lacking a true master.
Thus now I peel and strip with a veteran's hand,
As if working with Creation, utterly selfless.
Next spring, when the old man returns and emerges,
The empty courtyard will still hold peerless beauty, shut away.
Wind and rain will bring much scorn and disregard,
Who will again bring wine and roast to honor her?
A humble gate, once locked, brings a measure of peace,
In a secluded valley, awaiting appreciation, almost without time.
The roots lodge in the soil of Wang and Xie, a place of their own,
When swallows return, you must not doubt.
以物觀物,蘊含對生命生長週期的認知。
通過對比牡丹芽的大小肥瘦,詠物寄意,暗含對生命狀態的觀察。
本詩為七言古詩,押平聲韻。
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