七絕 吟咏自嘲 – 金咸枢
博未修成蔓雑蕪
昏花老眼辨遺珠
詩窮意盡惟工巧
絕技雕蟲一世輸
Self-Deprecation by Jin Xianshu
My learning broadens not, but like weeds that grow rife,
And aged vision dims when I seek gems through strife.
The well of poetic inspiration runs dry,
The craft of verse is but a vainglory in life.
V2.
My learning broadens not, but like weeds that grow rife,
And aged vision dims when I seek gems through strife.
My well of muse runs dry, save for skilled versification,
The craft of verse is but a vainglory in life.
And aged vision dims when I seek gems through strife.
My well of muse runs dry, save for skilled versification,
The craft of verse is but a vainglory in life.
Tr. Ziyuzile
(To be revised)
17/10/2024
