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[雪泥]

感恩节火鸡特赦

闭上眼睛
正要做最后的祷告
却听到一声大叫
“特赦！”
它赶紧把伸得长长的脖子
缩了回来

睁开眼睛一看
闪个不停的镁光灯下
自己竟成了
万众瞩目的明星

当然更大的明星
是总统先生
带着那样一种悲天悯人的表情
静静地站在那里颌首微笑
象极了一位慈祥的老祖父

这样的人
它死也不信
会无端挑起
血腥的伊拉克战争

它因此暗暗发誓
将日夜用只有上帝才听得懂的语言
为人类特别是总统先生感恩祈福

在禽流感降临之前

附注：每年在感恩节之前，白宫有一个例行的仪典，是由总统赦免一只火鸡(还有一只它的候补)，免受宰杀烧烤端上感恩餐桌的命运。今年在伊拉克战争与禽流感的双重阴影下受到赦免的两只火鸡，被送到迪斯尼乐园去参加感恩节游行，然后到迪斯尼农庄去颐养天年。



PRESIDENTIAL PARDON TURKEY

with eyes closed
she was about to utter her last prayer
when suddenly a voice yelled
PARDON!
immediately she withdrew her long stretched neck
and opened her eyes
finding herself an instant star
in front of flashing cameras

of course the bigger star
was Mr. President himself
with a look of deep concern
over the destiny of all beings
he stood there quietly
nodding and smiling
just like a kind old grandfather

such a man
she could never believe
was responsible for the bloody
Iraq war

thus she made up her mind
to pray day and night for humankind
especially for the President
with a language that only God could understand

before the arrival of Bird Flu

[舒白]

有意思!