From: Xue Mei by Lu Meipo in Southern Song Dynasty.
Two Poems of Xue Mei is a seven-character quatrain written by Lu Meipo, a poet in the Southern Song Dynasty. These two poems illustrate the relationship between plum, snow and poetry, and they are indispensable. Only when they are combined can they form beautiful spring scenery. The first two sentences of the first poem are about Xue Mei's striving for spring, which is up to the poet to judge. The last two sentences are the poet's comments on Mei and Xue. The first sentence of the second poem is about the relationship between plum and snow, and the second sentence is about the relationship between snow and poetry. The last two sentences describe the relationship between plum blossom, snow and poetry. Plum blossoms are in bloom but it hasn't snowed yet, so it still lacks poetry. These two poems are full of interest.
The first two sentences of the first poem are about Xue Mei's striving for spring, which should be judged by the poet. The first sentence uses anthropomorphic methods to write that plum blossom and snowflake compete with each other, and they all think that they are the characteristics of the earliest spring, and they do not admit defeat, creatively and vividly showing the beauty of plum blossom and snowflake in early spring. It is difficult for poets to judge between the two. The poet thought it was a stroke of a pen, but because it was difficult to judge, he had to stop writing and think. "Comment on chapter" means evaluation. I thought it was a stroke of a pen, but because it was difficult to judge, I had to stop writing and think.
The last two sentences are the poet's comments on Mei and Xue. As far as whiteness is concerned, plum is worse than snow, but snow has no taste of plum blossoms. "Three points" is not much different. "One paragraph" materializes the aroma, which makes people feel that the aroma can be measured. Predecessors have noticed these characteristics of Mei and Xue, such as "Song of Snow White Farewell to Mr. Wu's Hometown": "Like a spring breeze, ten thousand pears have blown away overnight." Wang Anshi's poem "Plum Blossoms": "There are several plums in a corner, and hanling blooms alone. I know from a distance that it is not snow, because it has a faint fragrance. " But this poem summarizes the different characteristics of Mei and Xue in the two poems, which is very interesting and has certain influence.
The last poem focuses on the characteristics of Mei Xue, and the second poem focuses on Mei Xue and its relationship with poetry. The first sentence describes the relationship between plum and snow, because the most admirable feature of plum is that it is not afraid of cold, and the greater the snow, the more it can show this feature of plum. On the contrary, in sunny weather, it is difficult to show this feature of plum, so there is a saying that "plum without snow is not spiritual"
The relationship between snow and poetry. When it snows, it is difficult for laymen to find poetry and create poetry; Even a poet can't write a poem if he lacks elegance, which is no different from a layman, so there is a saying that there is no poem in snow.
The last two sentences describe the relationship between plum blossom, snow and poetry. Plum blossoms bloom early and lack poetry because it doesn't snow. Until dusk, snowflakes floated in the sky, plum blossoms became refreshing against the backdrop of snowflakes, and snowflakes became colorful and interesting under the embellishment of plum blossoms. Faced with this situation, the poet is also full of poetry, and two poems have been brushed aside.
Plum, snow and poetry make spring soar. It should be noted that the third sentence is easily misunderstood as "the poem has been written and it has just snowed heavily". The actual situation is that I was moved by the scene and it snowed heavily before I wrote a poem. The title of this poem is Xue Mei. We can't say that this poem about snow was written before it snowed. The reason why "poetic success" is put in front of "sky and snow" is because it is limited by poetic meter.
These two poems illustrate the relationship between Mei, Xue and Poetry. They are indispensable, and only when they are combined can they form the most beautiful spring scenery. The poet believes that if only plum blossoms bloom alone and there is no snow, it will not show the charm of spring; If Mei Xue has no poems, it will also make people feel indecent. From this poem, we can see the poet's obsession with snow, plum and poetry, as well as his elegant aesthetic taste.