Original poem:
Flowers can't bloom, and independent fences are not poor.
It is better to hold incense in the branches and wait for death than to blow it into the north wind.
This poem created a chrysanthemum image that stood proudly, aloof and noble, and unyielding. It can be seen from "Not Merging Flowers" and "Independent Hedging" that we are not vulgar at any time, and we are detached from things and proud of the world. From the "branches holding incense and dying" and "the north wind does not fall", it highlights its indomitable firmness in the cold north wind, withered branches and leaves, and the fragrance disappears.
Appreciation of ancient poetry:
Cold Chrysanthemum is a seven-character quatrain written by Zheng Sixiao, a poet in the Southern Song Dynasty. This object-chanting poem symbolizes the noble spirit of being loyal to the old country and never bowing to the new dynasty. Every sentence in the poem is written with the natural attributes of cold chrysanthemum, and beauty is related to these natural attributes everywhere, suggesting the poet's feelings. "Embracing incense" refers to a person's noble national sentiment, and "North Wind" is a pun, implying the Mongolian ruler from the north. This poem is heroic and enthusiastic, and it is a sensation.
The object of this poem is the chrysanthemum in the painting, and the focus of the poem is to express the will, not to give play to the painting theory, so it has the characteristics of chanting things.
The whole poem describes the shape of chrysanthemum, gains the spirit of chrysanthemum, and goes beyond it. While fully expressing the natural attributes of chrysanthemum, it also describes Zheng Sixiao's patriotic feelings, which not only shows the natural beauty and painting beauty of chrysanthemum, but also shows the personality beauty of painters and poets, so that the naturalness and sociality of chrysanthemum images are harmonious and unified. This poem has lofty aesthetic experience and profound philosophical implication, from which readers can gain aesthetic pleasure and life enlightenment.