Original poem
islet
I miss the island where you live.
It belongs to the tropics and is a green country.
On the shallow beach, there are always colorful fish.
Birds bounce on branches, such as the rise and fall of keys.
The cliffs there love to stare, and the vines hang like hair.
The grass there is good at waiting and full of wild flowers.
The sunshine you bathe in is blue, and the sea breeze is green.
Then your health is depressed and love is slow.
The humor of the cloud and the faint thunder smile.
Dance music in the forest and cold songs.
I can't describe the island where you live.
It is difficult to draw a picture of a slight earthquake in the afternoon there.
If I go, I will take my flute.
I am a shepherd boy and you are a lamb.
Otherwise, if I go, I will become a firefly.
Light a lamp for you with my life.
1953
(Selected from Twelve Poets in Taiwan Province Province, Chongqing Publishing House 1983 Edition)
Poetry appreciation
Island begins with an implicit confession of "I miss the island where you live". After some description, it is slowly brewing. Finally, I openly said, "Use my life to light a lamp for you", echoing from beginning to end and showing my true feelings. The words are plain, the images are concise, and there is no trace of effort, which makes people sigh deeply.
I miss the island where you live. I miss you living on the island. A small inverted sentence is used here, which makes the structure uneven, makes it more poetic, and gives off an intriguing brilliance in disharmony.
If the first paragraph is an objective external description, then the second paragraph is subjective empathy, and the poet is eager to reveal an emotion. The cliffs there like to stare, the grass there is good at waiting, and the still things come to life immediately, showing bright' beautiful colors'. Let readers instantly feel how true and credible the sentence "I am missing the island where you live" is. "The long vine hangs like a hair", a mirror image of a beautiful woman with the same hair, which seamlessly corresponds to the "gaze" in front.
The grass there is "full of wild flowers" waiting to be overlooked. This rhythm and image vividly depict the human form and vividly shape the image they expect; Profoundly set off the meaning of "staring" and "waiting".
The sunshine there is blue, the sea breeze is green, so beautiful, who is not fascinated? What's more, there is a "you" who makes me crazy, living there, lush and sunny. In the second section, the use of metaphor and transformation creates a feeling of blending scenes, which makes people involuntarily enter a colorful and distinct emotional world under the guidance of the author.
"If I go, I will take my flute", then I will be a shepherd boy and you will be my dear lamb. We are close to each other, and I will play the melodious flute and take you to wander in the grass with flowers and birds. Or, I turn into a firefly and light up the road ahead of you with my weak and stubborn light, taking my life as the deadline. This is a commitment, an exaggerated but valuable emotional attitude. True love needs lifelong care!
In form, the whole poem has a clear structure, distinct layers and neatness; Secondly, there are many confrontations. Zheng Chouyu is good at skillfully blending the essence of classical poetry into modern poetry. Yang Mu, a Taiwan Province writer, said in his long article The Legend of Zheng Chouyu: "Zheng Chouyu is a poet of China in China, and his Chinese characters are accurate in image, gorgeous in voice and full of modernity", which emphasized the China nature of Zheng Chouyu's poetic language, thus reflecting the thoughts and feelings of China people. The purity of words is an advantage of this poem.
When talking about the skills of writing poetry, Zheng Chouyu said: "When writing poetry, you should be loyal to yourself, not bluffing. If you are not sure about yourself, it is disloyal. " Therefore, Zheng Chouyu paid attention to the purity and neatness of words and images, and tried his best to express the poet's most faithful feelings with the most faithful words. This is a true and sincere poem. It still touches the heartstrings of countless readers. I think the most important factor is not to win with words, but to impress people with its inner feelings. This kind of emotion is not disguised or carved, which makes the scene harmonious and consistent in the poem and has endless artistic appeal.
Through this clue, I have an insight into a neglected fact, that is, in the world of poetry, a certain value proposition does not need to be tortured on the metaphysical philosophical level. The touching and subtle promotion of the soul and emotion may be more powerful than the two opposing poetic writing intentions of value education and value elimination.
On a small island, there are beautiful scenery, people who fascinate me, dreams when I was young, and ideals for which I am willing to devote my life. ...
Brief introduction of the author
Formerly known as Zheng, he was born in Ninghe, Hebei Province and Jinan, Shandong Province, 1933. He is a contemporary poet. Graduated from Zhongxing University in Taiwan Province Province, and resident writer of China Ocean University.
His poems, such as Mistake, Sailor's Knife, Canister, Island, Mistress, When Fog Begins, are not only fascinating, but also intoxicating. Known as "the prodigal poet" and "the poet of China in China".