Bian Zhilin
Rural children are afraid of loneliness,
Put a slug next to the pillow;
Growing up and struggling in the city
He bought a night watchman.
He was often envious when he was a child.
The grave grass is the home of slugs;
He's been dead for three hours,
The night watchman didn't stop.
In this short poem by Bian, the poet chose two images to express loneliness. Guo Guo and the night watchman.
We have a similar experience in understanding and feeling loneliness, that is, loneliness is always related to the dead space. In such a space, our hearts are always eager for some voices to break this silence and drive away inner loneliness. In other words, the appearance of sound always attracts our attention, thus temporarily forgetting loneliness.
Fruit and night watchman are two objects that can make subtle and pleasant sounds. One is a plaything of childhood, and the other is an accessory of adults. But children growing up in the countryside agree that the night watchman's voice is the same as that of slugs, so they often put it on pillows.
These two items witnessed the life of rural children. Lonely life, of course.
If the poet uses any skills in this short poem. What deserves our thumbs-up is, of course, that he introduced the two-line structure of narrative literature and drama art. In this way, a person's life can be unfolded in two sets of parallel clues.
At the same time, this little poem is also of guiding significance to the writing of poetry now. We often see that some poems nowadays don't pay attention to the overall structure, even ignore the truth of details and the development of internal logic, but they are called magical and difficult to write, showing a fragmented theme and chaotic images, which are unsightly to read.
Let's look at this poem. Bian only used the details of a grave grass, and then let the plot progress. Without the bedding of this tomb grass, it is not abrupt to write about his death, at least it is inevitable for the imperfect and illogical development.
Throughout the full text, there is a feeling of being shocked. A poem is not worth mentioning, but the author puts so much energy into it. It is not difficult for us to see what kind of story is hidden behind this short and pithy text and this well-meaning text. Perhaps her appearance can cause us to ponder and explore life, which also reflects the unchangeable law between man and nature from another side. We all have birth and death, but how to make our lives more meaningful, I believe this article will have the answer you are looking for!