Author: Cao Cao
Although the tortoise has a long life, it still has its time.
The snake rides the fog and eventually turns to dust.
The old horse lurks, aiming at a thousand miles.
The martyrs were full of courage in their later years.
Surplus and contraction periods are not just in the sky.
Blessings that nourish grace can last forever.
I am glad to use this poem to express my inner desire.
Guinian Shou is a four-character Yuefu poem written by Cao Cao in the Eastern Han Dynasty, and it is the last chapter of four chapters of Cao Cao's Out of Xiamen. This poem combines philosophical thinking, generous passion and artistic image, shows the poet's attitude towards life, is full of his real experience of life, and has sincere and strong emotional power. Philosophy and poetry are vividly expressed, and the perfect combination of reason, ambition and emotion is realized in concrete artistic images.