Excerpted from Su Manshu's "Poetry: Wushe Lingbo's skin is like snow"
Full text:
Wushe's Lingbo skin is like snow, holding red leaves in person Ask for a poem.
I return a bowl of merciless tears to you, I wish I could meet you before I shaved my head.
When the shakuhachi flute plays on the roof of the building in the spring rain, when will we return to watch the tide in Zhejiang?
No one recognizes the broken mango shoes. Which bridge of cherry blossoms have you crossed?
Writing background:
Su Manshu likes the Japanese singer Momosuke Fuko, but due to his special life experience and his devotion to Buddhism, he knows that life and death are impermanent, so he cannot give Momosuke a family. In order to ensure his stability and happiness, he has never been able to marry Baisuke. He wrote this poem for the one he loves.
Emotions contained:
Helplessness, sadness and inner conflict.
Su Manshu (1884-1918), a modern writer, poet, and translator, was born in Xiangshan County, Guangdong (now Lixi Village, Zhuhai City, Guangdong Province). His original name was Jian, with the courtesy name Zigu, his scientific name Yuanying (also known as Xuanying), his dharma name Bojing, his dharma name Manshu, and his pen names Yinchan and Su Shi. He was born in Yokohama, Japan, in the tenth year of Guangxu (1884 AD). His father was a tea merchant in Guangdong and his mother was Japanese. Studied at Waseda University, Japan's top private university. The former residence is located in Sujia Lane, Lixi Village, Qianshan Town, Zhuhai City.
Su Manshu was good at poetry and painting throughout his life. He was proficient in Chinese, Japanese, English, Sanskrit and other languages. He was versatile and made achievements in various fields such as poetry and novels. Later generations compiled his works. It became "The Complete Works of Manshu" (***5 volumes). As an important member of the reformist literary group Nanshe, Su Manshu once contributed articles to publications such as "Minbao" and "New Youth". His poetic style was "clear, bright and beautiful", which was unique and had great influence at the time.