Original poem:
I am full of life, I am full of poems and books.
Tired of cooking leaves with old Confucianism, it is better to step on Sophora japonica with children.
If it's empty, you can't find a spring horse or see a car.
Proud of the secular, Sun Wong wet words such as crow.
Translation:
In life, the body is wrapped in coarse cloth, and the temperament learned in the chest is naturally radiant. I don't like chatting with the old Confucian about the bitter days of "cooking leaves", so I decided to take the imperial examination with the scholars. If you don't have money in your pocket, you won't buy a "painted face" horse, but you will look at the dazzling "choosing a husband's car". I can also boast to secular people in the exam, and my name is written in crow black on the imperial edict.
Source: Shi's Farewell to Dongchuan.
Poetry appreciation
In December of the first year of Zhiping (1064), Su Shi asked Fengxiang to go to Bianjing, passing through Chang 'an, and wrote this poem when seeing Dong Chuan off. Su Shi expressed deep sympathy for Dong Chuan's poor background and comforted him with good wishes. In the poem, there are layers of contradictions between Dong Chuan's poor and embarrassed situation and the author's good wishes, which creates a strong contrast and gives people a deep impression.
This poem is characterized by clever allusions and profound implications. Among them, "humility with poetry and books" is a famous sentence that has been passed down to this day. "Poetry" refers to books here; "Qi" refers to temperament and demeanor; "Hua" means glorious and different.