I am very thankful for the beautiful poems and photos by my poetry friend 白九. He planted lotus flowers in his backyard last summer. Everyday, he visited them, took photos, and wrote a poem. I followed him for two weeks, writing echo poems with him. Here they are: twelve seven-character quatrains. I put them together and rearranged them. It reads like a love story, with a beginning and an ending, and drama. I hope you like it. With this collection, I would also like to thank those who taught me writing quatrains poems and led me to a beautiful world of Chinese metrical poems.
The original poems by 九兄 are here: https://blog.wenxuecity.com/myblog/70844/202006/23438.html
【荷塘风月集】 （12首平水韵七绝）
文/天玉之
田田悄起一柔肠，裹紧荷芯不允香。细雨晴风郎笔墨，相思缕缕藕中藏。
情真君爱荷三夜，水月风华尽入帘。旦旦郎吟初相见：桃花从此不同天！
初心一簇玉真颜，留取清香且袅嬛。粒粒珍珠君待启，有丝苦芯掩中间。
纸上鸳鸯已数年，情天恨海韵千篇。祈来风静平塘月，梦里闻香夜里缠。
波中莲蕊有奇香，吐尽鱼泡肺腑肠。忽瞥岸边人影晃，哗啦掉尾蕸间藏。
芙蓉怎比草泥香，吐泡皆因嘴角凉。俺是河东鱼下惠，目不斜视捉虫忙。
飞翅那年绕荷嗡，香盈玉芯软凝瞳。今晨婷立塘中笑，粉袖轻舒不见虫。
曾是塘中颜最美，蝶亲风逐暖香偎。东君似遇乌云惹，失血莲花浅淡开。
骤來泥水搅塘清，雨打风摧十磅轻。祈得东君怜恣意，小红不负玉环名。
东君似遇乌云惹，失血莲花浅淡吟。雾散霄开斜日照，深情未忘玉初心。
小塘风雨回晴转，泥鳅青蛙水各澄，拂去花间几滴泪，随歌荡桨采甜菱。
一朵新荷几载开，翩翩玉蝶两厢呆。何期瓶中情方寸？山水池塘烟雨偎。
2020.6.15
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