Su Shi's self-deprecating poem: "First Arrival in Huangzhou"
Laughing at himself that he has been busy with his mouth all his life, and his career has turned ridiculous as he gets older. When the Yangtze River flows around Guo, you will know the beauty of the fish, and when the mountains are full of bamboos, you will feel the fragrance of bamboo shoots.
When chasing guests, you might as well put people outside. The poet is Shui Cao Lang. I'm just ashamed that it can't help anything, and it's still a waste of money for the officials.
The first couplet of this poem begins with self-deprecation. I have been running around for a living all my life, but my career has not improved much until I am now old. Thinking about my ambitions and ambitions when I was young, I can only laugh at myself. . The word "absurd" shows that the poet has a certain degree of denial and self-deprecation about his past words and deeds, but there is also a bit of resentment and unwillingness.
The chin couplet expresses his beautiful longing for future life after arriving in Huangzhou. Huangzhou is surrounded by the Yangtze River, where the fish are delicious and there are many bamboos in the mountains. Looking at such a scene, the poet seems to have smelled it. Fragrant with fish and bamboo shoots.
I have to say that the poet's mentality is really optimistic. It is admirable that he can still have such a beautiful vision of life in the low period of his life. It can be said that "lost in the east, harvested in mulberry trees", during this period in Huangzhou, although Su Shi did not make any achievements in his official career, he gradually entered the realm of proficiency in poetry.
The neck couplet vividly expresses Su Shi's open-mindedness and broad-mindedness. "External members" and "Shui Cao Lang" are disappointing things, but they are preceded by "it might as well" and "example" respectively. ”, it is humorous and interesting to read, and the broad-minded image of having fun in hardship is already vivid on the page. However, the last sentence exposed Su Shi's true thoughts. It seemed that he was doing nothing and taking a salary from the court. He was really a bit ashamed, but he was not unwilling and helpless about his situation.