退休生活诗茶为伴作者：陆正艮主播：莹秋岁月如梭，转眼间，我已步入退休的行业。那些忙碌、奔波的日子仿佛成了昨日的云烟，而眼前，则是一片宁静与和煦。退休后的我，不再被工作的繁忙所牵绊，有了更多的闲暇时间。每当晨光初露，我便起床，不急不躁地沏上一杯清茶。茶叶在杯中缓缓舒展，散发着一股清新的香气，我轻轻端起茶杯，啜饮一口，那淡淡的茶香便萦绕在唇齿之间，沁人心脾。接着，我手捧一卷唐诗，坐在桌前，开始我的阅读之旅。翻开唐诗，犹如轻启那扇通往古代文学的大门。那些流传千年的诗句，如同清泉般洗涤我的心灵。我喜欢李白那豪放不羁的情怀，“飞流直下三千尺，疑是银河落九天”；喜欢杜甫那深沉的忧国忧民，“国破山河在，城春草木深”；喜欢白居易那直抒胸臆热爱生活，“无由持一碗，寄与爱茶人”……每一首诗都饱含着诗人的心血和智慧，每一首诗都蕴含着丰富的哲理，我在细读的同时，也能得到心灵的洗礼和升华。

In the first of a two-part exploration of the knotty problem of ‘Writing versus life’, Royal Literary Fund fellows discuss the ways writers try and sometimes fail to fit writing into their lives, including issues such as juggling family commitments, the importance of finding the right quality of silence and the value of a room of one's own. This edition of the Royal Literary Fund Podcast is produced by Ann Morgan. The post Writing versus Life, part 1 appeared first on Royal Literary Fund.

In the first of a two-part exploration of the knotty problem of ‘Writing versus life’, Royal Literary Fund fellows discuss the ways writers try and sometimes fail to fit writing into their lives, including issues such as juggling family commitments, the importance of finding the right quality of silence and the value of a room of one's own.

Sundial contributor Michael Brown uses metaphor to explain the controversy over the Crimson Tide's ranking this season—and show that it's nothing new!