Small Pond
The spring is silent and cherishes the trickle,
The shade of the tree shines on the water and the water is clear and soft.
The little lotus has just revealed its sharp corners,
A dragonfly has already stood on its head.
Poetry
The small lotus pond has a clear spring, and the spring water flows out quietly, as if the spring cherishes them very much and does not want to flow any more. The shadow of the tree is reflected in the pool, as if I love the sunny weather and scenery. As soon as the tips of fresh lotus leaves emerged from the water, dragonflies flew over and stood on them.
"Little Pond" is a famous poem by Yang Wanli, a poet of the Song Dynasty. The author loves life and depicts the spring water, tree shade, lotus and dragonflies in the small pond.
A simple and natural picture with infinite vitality,
and full of life interest.
Brief Analysis
This poem is a fresh sketch. Everything is so delicate, so soft, and so affectionate. Every sentence is like a poem, every sentence is picturesque, showing the bright early summer scenery, natural and simple, and truly touching.
This poem describes a spring, a trickle, a pool of tree shade, a few small lotus leaves, and a small dragonfly, forming a vivid picture of the scenery of a small pool, showing the beauty of nature. The intimate and harmonious relationship between all things in it. The two sentences at the beginning, "The spring is silent and cherishes the trickle, and the shade of the tree shines on the water, loving the clear and soft", which brings the reader into a small, delicate, soft and pleasant realm. A trickle slowly flows out of the spring without any sound; Under the rays of the setting sun, the green trees throw their shade into the water, with mottled light and dark clearly visible. The word "Cherish" turns ruthlessness into affection, as if the spring is flowing slowly and silently because it cherishes every drop; the word "Love" gives life to the green trees, as if it likes the clear and soft scenery. Use water as a mirror to show your graceful grace.
In the third and fourth sentences, the poet is like a skilled photographer, using a quick lens to take a very interesting shot: "The little lotus has just revealed its sharp corners, and a dragonfly has already stood on it." The timing is still there. It's not midsummer yet, and a lotus leaf has just emerged from the water with a sharp corner, and a small dragonfly is standing on it. One is "talented" and the other is "early standing", taking care of each other, vividly depicting the scene of the dragonfly and the lotus leaf cuddling together. Yang Wanli advocates learning from nature when writing poems. He has a strong interest in natural scenery. He often uses fresh and lively writing styles and simple and popular language to describe the ordinary scenery he sees every day. He is especially good at capturing the characteristics and fleeting changes of the scenery. It forms an interesting picture, so the poem is full of rich flavor of life.
This poem expresses the author's love for life. Through the description of the spring water, tree shade, lotus and dragonflies in the small pond, it depicts to us a simple, natural and infinite vitality. Vivid pictures full of life interest: the spring silently oozes a trickle, as if cherishing the crystal clear spring water; the green trees love to blend their shadows into the pool water in the soft atmosphere of sunny days; the tender lotus leaves have just turned their tips. The corners of the leaves stick out of the water, and there are already naughty dragonflies standing lightly on them. The whole poem focuses on the "small", vividly and meticulously describing the vivid and dynamic new scene in the small pond in early summer, and is used to describe the newly emerging newcomers.
[Appreciation] The title of the poem "Little Pond" focuses on the word "small" throughout the poem. Poems need to have different themes and contexts. Some major themes need to be written about a magnificent realm and grand momentum; some themes are very small, just a detail in life, but they can be written about tranquility and interest.
Therefore, Wang Guowei said: "There are different realms, and they are not classified as good or bad based on what they are." ("Ren Jian Ci Hua")