题壁[1]
无名氏
一团茅草乱蓬蓬，
蓦地[2]烧天蓦地空。
争似[3]满炉煨[4]榾柮[5]，
漫腾腾地暖烘烘。
注释：
[1] 《千家诗》注说：“此言安分之乐也。烧茅草以御寒，蓦地而烈焰烧天，顷刻而灭。盖茅草虚而不实，比人非道而求富贵，忽兴而忽灭也。榾柮，树根，坚而耐久，可以御寒，火漫腾而足易暖。强求富贵，争如安分之自得也。”第一，这首诗写安分之乐，是我国几千年文化的结晶。第二，诗还说明做人做事都要踏实深入，不要贪图表面的浮华虚荣。实事求是，是我国传统文化的根本原则。第三，诗用比喻来表明：做事要有长远观点，不要短视，不要因小失大。这些都是我国传统文化留给后人的宝贵财富。
[2] 蓦地：突然。
[3] 争似：哪里像。
[4] 煨：放在火里慢慢烧烤。
[5] 榾柮：树桩和树根。
Written on the Wall
Anonymous
A bundle of thatch pellmell lies;
Soon it makes a fire, soon it dies.
Unlike the root of a tree strong,
Burned slowly, its fire warms you long.
《题壁》是宋代无名氏的一首诗作。此诗用朴素粗犷的笔调，逼真地刻画出了茅草和榾柮两个生动的形象：一个风风火火，张牙舞爪，却无所作为；另一个不慌不忙，扎实行动，使人受益。全诗语言浅显，通过茅草与树根的对比，劝谕世人，做人不能虚空而要扎实；尽管带有打油诗的意味，却风格朴拙，意蕴深远。
“Written on the Wall” is a poem written by Anonymous of the Song Dynasty. This poem uses a simple and rough tone to realistically portray two vivid images of thatch and scraps of wood: one is windy and flamboyant, but does nothing; the other is unhurried and solid in action, so that people can benefit. Through the contrast between thatch and roots, the poem exhorts the world to be practical and not vain; despite the meaning of a limerick, the style is simple and the meaning is far-reaching.
