鄭板橋·《畫石》

Bamboo in a Painting

Zheng Banqiao

烏紗擲去不為官，

囊橐蕭蕭兩袖寒。

寫取一枝清瘦竹，

秋風江上作漁竿。

To cast away my official position I’m ready,

And to be in the rank and file with my pockets empty.

With care I’ve chosen a bamboo stick smooth and slender,

As my fishing rod on the windy autumn river.