This poem was written by Wen Zhiming in his early years. At this time, Wen Zhiming is in the prime of life, and has not experienced too many setbacks and hardships in life, and his mentality is relatively comfortable and peaceful. On New Year's Eve, it is customary to observe the new year. It's dark outside, but candlelight is flickering inside. Family members are laughing and talking about the interesting things of last year and looking forward to the new year.
In such a warm and cheerful atmosphere, the poet can't help but deeply feel that life is alive. Why do you have to fight for fame and fortune and other things outside your body? Isn't this round and round already happiness? Perhaps the ups and downs of his official career have killed his spirit of death, but he is a late bloomer and his style is becoming more and more calm.
Wen Zhiming is a leading figure in wu school after Shen Zhou, with many disciples, which formed the largest painting school in Wumen area at that time.
About the author:
Wen Zhiming (1470- 1559), formerly known as the Great Wall, is Ming. At the age of forty-two, I began to use line words, and line words were less important. Because of its predecessor Hengshan, it was named Hengshan Jushi, known as "Wen Hengshan" in the world, and was a painter, calligrapher and writer in the Ming Dynasty. Han nationality, from Changzhou (now Suzhou, Jiangsu). Born in Chenghua, Ming Xianzong for six years, he died in Jiajing period of Emperor Shizong of Ming Dynasty at the age of ninety, and served as an official in Hanlin.
Poets Bai Juyi and Su Shi were educated in Wu Kuan, studied in Liying Town and studied painting in Shenyang. In terms of poetry and prose, he, Zhu Yunming, Tang Yin and Xu Zhenqing are also called "four talents in Wuzhong". In the history of painting, Shen Zhou and Tang Yin are also called "Si Wu masters".
Nearly 90 years old, he still worked tirelessly and wrote an epitaph for people. Before he finished writing, he "put down his pen and sat down and died." He is familiar with the art of painting in various subjects and is good at all kinds of fine and thick methods. His eyesight and pen control are excellent. When he is over 80 years old, he can write small letters fluently and tirelessly.