I tip my hat to Poetess 盈盈一笑間 --- By Lingyang Jiang

作者：Lingyang Jiang 

 

原創《行香子：香墨芳心》

 

詩雨詩雲

伊夢伊真

近而遠

燕影仙裙

呢喃歲月

繾綣晨昏

寄一箋南

一箋北

兩箋春

 

出塵伊笑

伊笑牽魂

遠而近

玉影蓮身

青衿歲月

紅袖晨昏

念一生情

一生約

幾生人

 

譜據龍榆生《行香子》定格

韻從《詞林正韻》第六部平聲

 

 

On Learning Classical Chinese Poetry

 

So you have flipped through a classical Chinese rhyme book. It is no big deal if you haven't. Admittedly, the rhyme book isn't quite reader-friendly. Don't let it put you off, though. Give yourself time. How about taking 30 minutes every day? Study one rhyme at a time and at your own pace. Expect no Great Leap Forward. Instead, expect a marathon run. A marathoner, which I am, is bound to “hit the wall" at some point. Just don't quit. Drag yourself across the finish line if you have to. 

 

Albert Einstein considered compound interest as the most powerful force in the universe. In human terms, it is perseverance. Let the hare take a nap. We don't. I am giving you a little motivational speech here, of course. The truth is, we are passionate about classical Chinese poetry. Passion and perseverance are two sides of the same coin. Speaking of which, a coin has just multiplied itself into pearls clattering across a jade tray. Poetry pays, no pun intended.

 

--- Lingyang Jiang