Appreciation of Begonia Poems in Begonia, Begonia Flowers
Liu Jian
Slight reddish, not deep, but reluctant.
Smoke is lighter than Guo's song, and dew is heavier than Nagato's tears.
The embroidered curtain on the low side is easy to fold, but it is hard to find the hidden butterfly.
the night is more affectionate, and the fragrance under the moon is accompanied by drunken songs.
Haitang is called a fairy among flowers in the Tang Dynasty. Her beautiful flowers, gentle branches and flourishing leaves have made poets throughout the ages linger. Her charm has aroused the beautiful imagination of many poets. This poem describes a begonia living in seclusion and solitude. The author uses flowers as a metaphor for people and has deep and delicate feelings.
The poem begins with a description of the reddish color and charm of the begonia flower. This is a blooming begonia (because it is dark red when it is not open, but pale red when it is open). This color makes begonia unique, and its gentle flower posture is unique in spring, like a girl full of longing for spring. The ancients praised begonia as "as rich as a virgin." These two sentences describe Haitang as a girl who makes up her face lightly. Among the colorful flowers, she has a unique style. No wonder spring favors her.
The three or four sentences give a concrete description of the flower posture and manner of Begonia, and use allusions to express people with flowers. "Smoke is lighter than Guo Song Dai", comparing Begonia flower to Mrs. Guo. Mrs. Guo is Yang Guifei's sister. She is very beautiful and doesn't wear makeup, lest she hide her natural beauty. Begonia flower frowns like a lady of Guo who doesn't wear makeup. "Exposed Nagato gathered her tears" and compared the flowers to Empress Chen of the Han Dynasty. After she fell out of favor, she did not live in Nagato Palace, and she was sad. The use of these two allusions vividly shows the beautiful and graceful flower posture of Begonia, and gives people's feelings to Begonia, writing the lonely and sad expression of Begonia. In this way, the begonia flower described by the author has become a concrete and vivid image, with flesh and blood and feelings.
Begonia flower lives in seclusion, desolate and sad, but Begonia flower is a noble flower. The author sympathizes with its situation and loves its character more. In five or six sentences, he writes about the living environment and lonely and holy temperament of Begonia flower. "The embroidered curtain on the low side is easy to fold, but it is hard to find the hidden butterfly." This begonia flower does not bloom in a hundred gardens, but grows beside the embroidered curtain that people can easily get, and it is this environment that makes it feel sad and lonely. However, the begonia flower is warm and noble. Although people can damage it, it is not attached to beauty. It wants to maintain its holiness. Therefore, it always hides its own stamens in secret, making it difficult to find colorful butterflies.
In the author's eyes, the begonia flower is not only as beautiful as a girl, but also as affectionate as a girl. The last two sentences of the poem describe the feelings of begonia. The begonia flower hides its own stamens, but it is not heartless. Only in a beautiful night, it has an affectionate expression, in order to vomit fragrance in the bright moonlight and sing in a low voice with slightly drunk people. At this point, flowers and people's feelings are integrated. Deeply and skillfully expressed the love of flowers and cherish flowers. The poem is deep and delicate, which may be written by the author because of his own life experience.