定風波·三月七日

Ding Feng Bo (rhyme pattern)

蘇軾 Su Shi 

莫聽穿林打葉聲，何妨吟嘯且徐行。竹杖芒鞋輕勝馬，誰怕？一蓑煙雨任平生。
料峭春風吹酒醒，微冷，山頭斜照卻相迎。回首向來蕭瑟處，歸去，也無風雨也無晴。

On the seventh of Lunar March, along the Shahu Pass sudden rains befell us, those with rain gear hurried ahead; while my colleagues all felt discomfiture, I did not. The sky has since cleared up, so I have written as follows.

Heed not to the tree-rustling and leaf-lashing windswept rain
Why not stroll along, whistle and sing under its reign

Lighter and better suited than horses are straw sandals and a bamboo cane
And fear not
A palm-leaf plaited cape shall misty weather in life sustain

A thorny spring breeze sobers up the spirit
Feeling a slight chill
The setting sun over the mountain offers greetings still

Looking back over the bleak passage survived
The return in time
Shall not be affected by windswept rain or shine

「聲」字可發現當時雨勢甚大；「何妨」二字輕鬆詼諧，是一種無拘無束的自由。「歸」「也」字展現出豁達與樂觀。

蘇軾通過野外途中偶遇風雨這一生活中的小事，於簡樸中見深意，於尋常處生奇警，表現出曠達超脫的胸襟，寄寓着超凡脫俗的人生理想。

2013 葵己

行草 87x199cm