黃鷄啄蠍如啄黍,窗間守宮稱蝎虎。
闇中繳尾伺飛蟲,巧捷功夫在腰膂。
跂跂脈脈善緣壁,陋質從來誰比數。
今年歲旱號蜥蜴,狂走兒童鬧歌舞。
能銜渠水作冰雹,便向蛟龍覓雲雨。
守宮努力搏蒼蠅,明年歲旱當求汝。
黃鷄啄蠍如啄黍,窗間守宮稱蝎虎。
闇中繳尾伺飛蟲,巧捷功夫在腰膂。
跂跂脈脈善緣壁,陋質從來誰比數。
今年歲旱號蜥蜴,狂走兒童鬧歌舞。
能銜渠水作冰雹,便向蛟龍覓雲雨。
守宮努力搏蒼蠅,明年歲旱當求汝。
黃雞啄食蠍子如同啄食黍米,
窗間的壁虎被稱爲蝎虎。
在暗處擺動尾巴伺機捕捉飛蟲,
靈巧敏捷的功夫在於腰背之力。
它善於攀爬牆壁,匍匐前行,
這卑微的體質從來不被誰看重。
今年大旱,它被稱作蜥蜴(祈雨之兆),
孩童們狂亂地歌舞喧鬧。
它能銜來溝渠之水化作冰雹,
便去向蛟龍求取雲雨。
壁虎啊,努力去捕捉蒼蠅吧,
明年若再乾旱,我們定當求你(顯靈)。
The yellow hen pecks scorpions as if pecking millet,
The house lizard by the window is called the scorpion-tiger.
In the dark, it flicks its tail, waiting for flying insects,
Its skill and agility lie in its waist and spine.
Clinging and crawling, it adeptly scales the walls,
Its humble form has never been held in high regard.
This year of drought, it's hailed as the lizard,
With children running wild in song and dance.
It can carry ditch water to form hail,
Then seek the dragon for clouds and rain.
House lizard, strive to catch the flies,
Next year in drought, we shall turn to you.
觀察微觀世界的生存博弈,蘊含自然之道。
描繪窗間蝎虎捕食黃雞啄蠍的有趣自然景象。
本詩為七言古詩,押平聲韻。
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