Content:
"To the Oak"
Modern·Shu Ting
If I love you——
I will never be like a climbing flower in the sky,
boring your high branches to show off;
If I love you——
I will never imitate an infatuated bird,< /p>
Repeat monotonous songs for the green shade;
It is not just like a spring,
It brings cool comfort all year round;
It is not just like Dangerous peaks,
increase your height and set off your majesty.
Even sunlight,
Even spring rain.
No, these are not enough!
I must be a kapok tree near you,
standing with you as the image of a tree.
The roots are tightly held in the ground;
The leaves are touching in the clouds.
Every gust of wind passed by,
We all greeted each other,
but no one,
understood our words.
You have your copper branches and iron trunks,
like knives, swords, and halberds;
I have my red flowers,
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Like a heavy sigh,
And like a heroic torch.
We share the cold wave, wind and thunder, and thunder;
We enjoy the mist, the mist, and the rainbow.
It seems like they are separated forever,
But they are still dependent on each other for life.
This is great love,
This is where steadfastness lies:
Love——
Not only do I love your stalwart body,
I also love the position you insist on,
the land under your feet.
Appreciation:
The poet uses oak trees as objects to express the passion, sincerity and steadfastness of love. Through the artistic technique of skeuomorphism, the inner monologue of the kapok tree is used to sing passionately and frankly about one's own personality ideals and the concept of love that requires standing side by side, being independent and affectionately relative.
The poet uniquely chose the two central images of "kapok" and "oak", embedding delicate, euphemistic, deep and strong feelings in novel and vivid images. The love it expresses is not only pure and hot, but also noble and great. It is like an ancient and fresh song that touches people's heartstrings.
Extended information:
Creative background:
"To the Oak" is Shu Ting's famous work. Shu Ting herself admitted: "I have written a lot of prose in the past 10 years. The total number of essays has far exceeded that of poetry, but most readers only remember that I write poetry and often equate my name with "To the Oak Tree". In the book "True Water Has No Fragrance", she recalled "To the Oak Tree". prototype and creative process.