覓句先須莫苦心,從來瓦注勝如金。
見成若不拈來使,箭已離弦作麼尋。
覓句先須莫苦心,從來瓦注勝如金。
見成若不拈來使,箭已離弦作麼尋。
尋覓詩句,首先不必苦心竭力,
因爲瓦注(下注)從來就勝過金注。
現成的詩句如果不拿來使用,
就像箭已離弦,還怎麼去尋找呢?
Seeking lines, first you must not strain your heart,
For earthenware has always surpassed gold as a wager.
If ready-made lines you don't pick up and use,
How can you seek an arrow already shot from the bowstring?
創作過程揭示了靈感與刻意治理間的認知張力。
闡述詩歌創作應自然天成,不可過分苦吟雕琢的道理。
本詩為七言絕句,押平聲韻。
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