Ink Plum Blossoms
王冕
我家洗砚池头树
朵朵花开淡墨痕
不要人夸颜色好
只留清气满乾坤
wǒ jiā xǐ yàn chí tóu shù
duǒ duǒ huā kāi dàn mò hén
bù yào rén kuā yán sè hǎo
zhǐ liú qīng qì mǎn qián kūn
我家洗砚池头树，朵朵花开淡墨痕。不要人夸颜色好，只留清气满乾坤。
Ink plum—character over display; famous moral metaphor.
清气胜于艳色：品格隐喻。可与咏梅、儒家修身并读。
Pair with Bu Suan Zi plum poems and self-cultivation. SEO “Wang Mian Ink Plum.”
不必靠外在讨好——把「清气」留在做的事里。
You need not perform for praise—leave quiet integrity in your work.
Read first, then practice — fill in lines and write a character.
Fill in the blanks
Practice calligraphy