Paint an Island
by
Michelle Reisdorf
Some francolins came this
afternoon,
Spattered my drawing paper
with ink.
Suddenly, a jagged island,
Shallow cove and sandbeach
Appeared on it.
With one of my fingertips
I made petals fall in riotous
profusion
Yes, and he,standing in the
fair wind,in a Tang gown.
I thought we had met in a
dream,
But one was in the mist –
covered waters,
One was performing a
sword-dance on the cliff.
畫一座島
雪泥(西歐)
午後,幾隻鷓鴣飛來
濺潑一紙墨。
隱約呈現嶙峋孤島,
淺灣,沙灘。
我用指尖輕描
桃李繽紛,他穿著唐朝的青衫
曉風拂面。
夢裏似曾招喚,
一個沉溺煙波,
一個峭岩舞劍。 |
The Chinese Knot
臺灣臺北/許其正
Let’s make a Chinese knot
Let’s crisscross that knot
Let’s make that knot
Thread by thread
Let’s make that Chinese knot
Thread by thread
Taking our creation into it
Taking our love into it
Taking our Chinese tradition
into it
Let’s make that Chinese knot
Let’s make it into every
image
Let’s make it in every color
And almost important of all,
Let’s make one China in it!
Thread by thread
Let’s make everything into it
Let’s make that Chinese knot
Let’s crisscross that knot
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