This is a poem about objects and expressing the poet’s aspirations, expressing the poet’s criticism of the debauchery and extravagance of the powerful and his praise for the simple and unpretentious life of the poor.
这是一首咏物言志诗，表达了诗人对权贵淫逸奢侈的批判和对寒士朴实无华的赞美之情。
《牡丹》 王睿
牡丹妖艳乱人心，一国如狂不惜金。
曷若东园桃与李，果成无语自成阴。
Peony
Wang Rui
The enchanting peony bewitches man’s heart with fascination.
And the frenzy people spare no thousand-Liang gold for her purchase throughout the nation.
Nevertheless, she is inferior to peach and apricot in Eastern Garden,
Which speechlessly and spontaneously cast umbrages with fruition.
