I love the religious poets, especially the hermits of poetry, with thousands of sermons passing down the flame of wisdom.
The two wonders of Cold Mountain and拾得 are unparalleled, surpassing Shenxiu and Lu Huineng in their profoundness.
Forty miles north of Siming lies a place named Wengen, renowned worldwide for its beautiful溪. The master of Wengen溪is unique in appearance and his吟诗坛 rises up abruptly, towering thousands of layers.
Although I have not yet reached his seat of meditation, I can imagine him walking on mossy paths with lofty pine trees. The tower he climbs reaches up to the stars and the moon, and he cultivates vegetables such as yams, glutinous rice, and high-grade grain.
Sometimes he visits the bustling city with his bags of supplies, and even high-ranking officials in the provincial capital are his friends. The old man from Zi Yang Mountain at the age of eighty still writes with fervor, composing verses at night like autumn crickets.
He is despised by the current trends, yet he is willing to confer with them about high-level matters. Despite the hustle and bustle in front of his door, he sits calmly like an iceberg, with a strong sense of character that matches even those far away across thousands of miles.
Wengen溪has a villa with fields of grains and hundreds of pines. I wish I could grow wings and cross the sea to visit him, tapping on his door and ascending his hall. His property is filled with spring flowers such as cherry blossoms, plums, apricots, and herbs; in summer, there are hazelnuts, dates, lotus roots and water chestnuts; in autumn, there are chrysanthemums at the ninth day of the ninth month and early winter plums under frost.
My own poetic skills are far from elegant and worthy of shame compared to his. His poetry is undoubtedly the best, with a profoundness that surpasses even Han Yu's works. I am humbled in front of his poems, like an eagle frozen in the wind before a carved owl.
It has been six years since someone wrote a record about him. I dare not ignore it and hereby accept this responsibility.
《寄题畅上人文溪别业诗》是一首饱含深情与敬意的佳作，字里行间透露出诗人对文溪上人及其隐逸生活的无限向往与赞美。开篇即以“爱僧予尤爱诗僧”直抒胸臆，表达了诗人对诗僧的特别偏爱，紧接着以“千偈万颂传五灯”一句，彰显了诗僧们在佛教文化与诗歌艺术上的卓越贡献，将文溪上人置于一个崇高而神圣的位置。
诗人巧妙地借用历史上著名的寒山、拾得以及禅宗大师神秀、慧能等人的事迹，来衬托文溪上人的非凡才情与修行境界，这种比较不仅突出了文溪上人的独特，也赋予了整首诗深厚的历史文化底蕴。随后，笔触转向文溪别业所在之地——四明北郭四十里外的文溪，其名远播四海，为全诗铺设了一幅幽静而神秘的背景画卷。
“文溪上人貌古怪，吟坛突兀高千层。”这两句通过外貌与才华的双重描绘，塑造了一个超凡脱俗、才华横溢的形象。诗人虽未亲至其地，却能通过想象，勾勒出文溪上人居所的清幽与雅致，藓薜缠绕、古木参天，一派远离尘嚣的宁静景象。
诗中不仅描绘了文溪上人精神世界的高远，还细腻刻画了其物质生活的简朴与自给自足：“上之所陟耸楼阁，星辰日月危栏凭；下之所种足锄耒，芋菔黍粱满甑蒸。”这种物质与精神的双重富足，展现了上人超然物外的洒脱与自在。
文溪上人虽时而出入都市，与权贵交游，但内心却保持着一份难能可贵的清醒与淡泊，正如诗中所言：“门前车马热如火，兀坐相对森寒冰。”这种内外世界的强烈对比，进一步强化了上人的人格魅力。
诗人还满怀期待地描绘了文溪别业的四季美景，从春华烂漫到夏果累累，再到秋风中的菊花与冬日早梅，每一季都有其独特的风姿，让人心生向往。在赞美之余，诗人也不忘自谦，称自己的题咏难以匹配文溪上人的诗作，表现出一种谦逊与敬仰之情。
最后，诗人以“文溪有集定脱稿，庶越韩门岛可澄”表达了对文溪上人未来文学成就的极高期待，认为自己之作与之相比，犹如雕鹗风前的冻鹰，自愧不如。整首诗在这样一种既敬仰又自谦的氛围中缓缓落下帷幕，留给读者无限的遐想与回味。
通过这首诗，我们不仅领略到了文溪上人的高洁情操与诗才横溢，也感受到了诗人对真挚友情的珍视与对理想生活的向往，整首诗情感真挚，意境深远，读来令人心旷神怡。
