The old woodcutter lives on the peak of Kangshan. It's been ten years since our last meeting.
Drowned in the mundane world, I'm left with grey hair, yet I still yearn for my old hiding place, but cannot return. The embroidered-robe仙人 probes the mysteries, pities my old age and illness, and longs for the forest and streams. He laughs and drives the six spirits to halt the earth's axis, moving Kangshan to a high platform.
The red cliffs and verdant walls are like a phoenix soaring, with cold vines and ancient trees embracing the moon. The woodcutter's path runs through the bottom of the gorge, over mossy white stones where the stream gurgles. The bamboo planted by me has grown to my waist, while the dragon-like branches twist and reach towards the sky.
The old straw huts in the clouds remain the same, enduring through wind and rain. A small bridge crosses the stream at the gate, with windows reflecting the clear ripples below. On sunny days after rain, I sit in my sunny room, surrounded by the mist of the forest and the fragrance of orchids.
I have a few lifelong friends who are my intellectual equals. We often meet without waiting for each other. We sit all day reading and playing chess, dressed in plain clothes like the immortal in the seclusion of the sea. With a staff in my hand to support my aging body, I often wander with deer as companions. When my interest is piqued, I can imagine drinking continuously like a stream.
I remember vividly all the places where I used to fish by certain mountains and rivers. Realizing that life in the mundane world is like a dream, I choose to spend my last years sleeping peacefully under a tree like a hundred-year-old elder sleeping under a locust tree. If I am granted permission to return to my native land, I will prepare myself with plain clothes and sandals. My old friends in the mountains won't abandon me; they will definitely invite me back with a poem.
《康山旧隐》是一首充满深情与向往的诗歌，它引领我们穿越岁月的长廊，走进一位老樵夫的心灵深处，感受他对往昔生活的怀念和对自然隐逸生活的无限向往。
开篇“老樵家住康山巅，别来回首今十年”，简洁明了地勾勒出老樵夫的家世背景与离别岁月的沧桑。十年时光，足以让红尘中的一切变得模糊，唯有那份对故土的眷恋，如同白发般清晰可触。诗人以“红尘汨没馀白发，欲寻旧隐归无缘”表达了对现实的无奈与对旧隐生活的渴望，红尘的喧嚣与纷扰，让他心生疲倦，却难以找回那份曾经的宁静。
然而，诗中并非只有哀愁与无奈。接下来，“绣衣仙人妙探玄，怜我老病思林泉”一句，如同天籁之音，为老樵夫带来了希望。这位“绣衣仙人”不仅精通玄妙之道，更有着悲天悯人之心，他理解老樵夫的苦衷，决定施展神通，将康山“移置高台悬”。这一奇幻的想象，不仅展现了诗人的浪漫主义情怀，也寓意着心灵的超越与自由的追求。
随着诗句的深入，我们仿佛跟随老樵夫的脚步，漫步于康山的山水之间。“丹崖翠壁回翔鸾，寒藤古木含风蟾”，这些生动的描绘，让我们感受到了大自然的鬼斧神工与岁月的沉淀。“樵云径行涧底路，青苔白石溪溅溅”，则是一幅清新脱俗的田园风光图，让人心旷神怡。
老樵夫在康山的旧茅屋，虽然历经风雨，却依然屹立不倒。小桥流水、窗扉倒影、林霏空翠，这些细腻的笔触，勾勒出一幅幅宁静祥和的画面，让人心生向往。在这里，老樵夫与二三知己把酒言欢、对弈终日，他们身着纶巾羽服，宛如沧洲仙人，享受着这份难得的宁静与自由。
然而，诗人并未完全沉浸在对往昔的追忆中，他深知尘世如梦，百年不过一枕槐安。因此，他表达了归隐田园的强烈愿望：“倘蒙圣恩赐归田，拟办布袜青行缠。”在诗人的想象中，一旦得以归隐，他必将与山中故人重逢，共同书写新的篇章。
整首诗以老樵夫的情感变化为主线，从对旧隐生活的怀念到对现实无奈的感慨，再到对归隐田园的向往与期待，情感层次丰富而细腻。诗人运用生动的意象与奇幻的想象，将康山的山水之美与老樵夫的心灵世界巧妙融合，营造出一种超脱尘世、回归自然的意境。读罢全诗，我们仿佛也跟随老樵夫的脚步，经历了一场心灵的洗礼与升华。
