此為蘇軾貶居惠州的一首詩作,表現了與當地人融洽相處的友好關系,也是蘇軾隨遇而安性格的具體體現。紹圣四年(1097)作。未久即被再貶儋州(海南島西北,宋為南寧軍,在當時是最邊遠、最荒野的軍州)。也許與這首詩有關。據宋曾季貍《艇齋詩話》說這詩給章惇——當時的宰相看見了,以為蘇軾這樣安逸的“春睡美”,怒而再予謫貶儋州。
《縱筆》 蘇軾
白頭蕭散滿霜風,小閣藤床寄病容。
報道先生春睡美,道人輕打五更鐘。
An Impromptu Verse
Su Shi
A white-haired man, failing but full of zest,
Rests his ailing limbs on the wicker couch in his small study.
Tell them your master enjoys his sleep in spring,
That the priest may toll his watch softly.