八声甘州 · 宪司循行召试
秋光如此，摧落堪嗟，菊颖正新黄。对远山如画，残霞似缕，淡淡烟光。怪得数声喜鹊，好语绕山墙。报道黄华使，载酒登冈。
回望碧云深处，凛绣衣霄汉，玉斧光芒。况幕中二客，辣手试风霜。看醉蘸龙蛇键笔，借时人、脍炙齿牙香。侬才薄，如何七步，急就成章。
The autumn scenery is so beautiful, yet the decline is lamentable, as the chrysanthemum petals turn fresh yellow. The distant mountains are picturesque, the lingering晚霞 like fine threads, and the light smoke is faint. It's strange that the crows of joy are circling around the walls, announcing the arrival of the Yellow Flower Festival. Let's bring wine and climb the hillside.
Looking back to the deep green clouds, we can feel the coldness of the embroidered robe and the brilliance of the jade axe. Besides, two guests in the tent are eager to try their hands at dealing with challenges. Watching them, one can feel their passion as they write with powerful strokes, like a dragon or snake moving on a keyboard. Their works are so delicious that people are eager to talk about them. However, I feel inadequate about my limited talent. How can I complete a poem in seven steps with such a hurry?
《八声甘州·宪司循行召试》一词，以秋日景致开篇，缓缓铺陈出一幅既萧瑟又充满希望的自然画卷，其中蕴含的情感与意境，细腻而深远。
“秋光如此，摧落堪嗟，菊颖正新黄。”起句便勾勒出一幅秋日景象，秋光虽美，却也带着几分凋零之哀，菊花的新黄在这凄清中显得格外耀眼，仿佛是自然界对时光流逝的一种顽强抵抗。紧接着，“对远山如画，残霞似缕，淡淡烟光”，远山静谧如画，残霞如丝般轻柔，淡淡的烟光笼罩其间，营造出一种宁静而又略带忧郁的氛围。
“怪得数声喜鹊，好语绕山墙。报道黄华使，载酒登冈。”喜鹊的欢鸣打破了宁静，似乎带来了好消息，它们绕着山墙欢叫，预告着“黄华使”的到来，这位使者携酒而来，准备登上山冈。这里的“黄华使”或许象征着某位尊贵或负有使命的人物，其到来为这秋日景象增添了几分喜庆与期待。
下片转而描绘“黄华使”的风采与威仪。“回望碧云深处，凛绣衣霄汉，玉斧光芒。”回望之间，只见那人身着绣衣，高耸入云，仿佛手持玉斧，光芒四射，这里的“绣衣”与“玉斧”皆是威严与正义的象征，展现了人物的高贵与不凡。“况幕中二客，辣手试风霜。”更添两位幕僚，他们手段干练，如试风霜般严酷而公正，进一步强化了场景的庄重与紧张感。
“看醉蘸龙蛇键笔，借时人、脍炙齿牙香。”接下来，笔锋一转，描绘了宴会上的文化雅集，有人醉中挥毫，笔走龙蛇，其文采飞扬，令时人争相传颂，口碑载道。这不仅是对个人才华的赞美，也是对文化繁荣景象的描绘。
最后，“侬才薄，如何七步，急就成章。”作者自谦才疏学浅，难以像曹植那样七步成诗，迅速写出佳作。这一句既是对自我能力的谦逊表达，也透露出面对如此盛况，内心的一丝忐忑与自愧不如。
整首词通过对秋日景象的描绘，以及对“黄华使”及其随行人员的刻画，展现了自然之美与人文之韵的和谐交融，既有对自然景色的细腻描绘，也有对人物风采的生动刻画，更蕴含了作者对自身才华的自省与谦逊，使得整首词情感丰富，意境深远。