徐灿，字湘蘋，又字明霞、明深，江苏吴县（今苏州市吴中区、相城区）人。陈之遴继配。幼颖悟，通书史。陈之遴两次流徙，均曾随行。康熙十年（1671），奉旨归之遴之骨。晚年学佛，更号紫?。早年雅好吟咏，尤喜为词。被词人陈维崧誉为南宋后闺秀第一。有《拙政园诗馀》《拙政园诗集》。

徐灿·《蝶恋花·每寄书素庵不到有感》

频寄锦书鸿不去。

怕近黄昏，

帘幕深深处。

一寸横波愁几许，

啼痕点点成红雨。

倚遍阑干无意绪。

闲理余香，

独自谁为语。

尽日恹恹如梦里，

斜阳一瞬人千里。

Die lian hua:

Stirred by the Frequent Loss of My Letters to Su’an

Xu Can

Often I send brocade letters, but the wild goose fails to go;

I fear the creeping of dusk

Into the depths of my curtains.

How much sadness is there in a single look?

Specks of tear stains form a shower of rouge.

I’ve leaned long over the railing, but remain listless;

Casually I trim the leftover incense

All by myself, with whom can I speak?

Through the day I feel weary as in a dream;

A flash of the setting sun and I’m a thousand miles away.