The ancient poem Mo Mei

Mo Mei is an ancient poem by Wang Mian, a poet in Yuan Dynasty.

The whole poem is as follows: the first tree in my home, West Wild Goose Lake, is in full bloom with faint ink marks. Don't boast about the good color, just let the air be full of dried Kun.

A plum blossom growing on the west extension lake seems to be a faint ink mark after washing the pen without bright colors. It doesn't need others to praise its color, but only cares about filling the faint fragrance between heaven and earth.

Appreciate:

This poem praises the boasting of Mo Mei and Dont Ask For Help, and only wants to leave a fragrance of virtue for the world. In fact, it is a metaphor of Mei, expressing his life attitude and noble sentiment.

The first two sentences, "The first tree in my family, Xiyan Lake, is blooming with faint ink marks", which directly describes Mo Mei. In the painting, the plum trees by the pond are in full bloom, and the plum blossoms are stained with a faint ink color. "West Wild Goose Lake" is the allusion of Wang Xizhi's "middle school books in the pool, and the water in the pool is all black".

Three or four sentences praise Mo Mei's moral integrity. It is painted in light ink, although its appearance is not exquisite, it has a beautiful, noble and dignified, secluded and detached inner temperament; It doesn't want to attract people, please people and get people's praise with bright colors. It just wants to send out a fragrance and let it stay between heaven and earth. These two sentences are the poet's self-portrayal. Wang Mian grew up in a poor family, herding cattle during the day and studying hard under the ever-burning lamps of Buddhist temples at night. Finally, he learned a lot. He is good at poetry and painting, and he is versatile. However, he tried every time and didn't want to curry favor with the powerful, so he decided to gain fame and fortune, live in seclusion in Jiulishan, East Zhejiang, and draw rice for a living. The phrase "don't boast of lewdness, just leave one breath to dry Kun" shows the poet's vulgar, independent and unrequited character.