The poet tells us: "The red and green are too gaudy, they try too hard to catch the eye. We should smile on the white plum, contented in her simplicity, singing alone to the moon over the west bridge."
詩人說了：「紅梅太豔綠梅嬌，鬥韻爭妍寄興遙，應笑白梅甘淡薄，獨吟明月向西橋」，品格高下，立見分曉。