酷我-北美枫

[不清]

A Brimming Memory

You lean against sundown,
allowing your agedness to flow in shade.
I can see wings of white feathers grow,
bright as they pierce my eyes,
out of your hungry spine,
And they flap, displacing the pollen in the breeze.
I imagine the little electrons circling
the little neutrons and protons, gliding in despair.
And these wrinkles that live on your face quietly sigh
in darkness.

The two tortoises that you have back home are dreaming about the inclemency of winter.
Though earthquake, gunfire, and death have had yet to test me,
I am already in fear.

Unlike the typhoons of the South China Sea, they are given no names; they are given only a series of numbers.

June of 2007 / the zodiac animal has long gone / frightened by the music of firework and firecracker / pigs have been roasted / and eaten / and their souls are now back in queue / You wait for the next bus to come / and you have no time to decide on whether to sit or stand / sit on which seat / or / stand in front of whom / Dark clouds cover up the scenery / they can bring rain storm / they can move on to give way to the sun.

And the purpose of flowing is simply to flow.
It has no root.

Now,
you pour a bottle of Tsing-tao
till the mug is brimming with beer foam,
purposely heaving into your sight.

-- in memory of the June 4th movement --
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「四十二排浪，沒有一排是相似的」——不清

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[[不清]]

A Brimming Memory

You lean against sundown,
allowing your agedness to flow in shade.
I can see wings of white feathers grow,
bright as they pierce my eyes,
out of your hungry spine,
And they flap, displacing the pollen in the breeze.
I imagine the little electrons circling
the little neutrons and protons, gliding in despair.
And these wrinkles that live on your face quietly sigh
in darkness.

The two tortoises that you have back home are dreaming about the inclemency of winter.
Though earthquake, gunfire, and death have had yet to test me,
I am already in fear.

Unlike the typhoons of the South China Sea, they are given no names; they are given only a series of numbers.

June of 2007 / the zodiac animal has long gone / frightened by the music of firework and firecracker / pigs have been roasted / and eaten / and their souls are now back in queue / You wait for the next bus to come / and you have no time to decide on whether to sit or stand / sit on which seat / or / stand in front of whom / Dark clouds cover up the scenery / they can bring rain storm / they can move on to give way to the sun.

And the purpose of flowing is simply to flow.
It has no root.

Now,
you pour a bottle of Tsing-tao
till the mug is brimming with beer foam,
purposely heaving into your sight.

-- in memory of the June 4th movement --
_________________
「四十二排浪，沒有一排是相似的」——不清

博客：
http://42waves.tumblr.com

[星子]

今天抽时间读读...
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[[ANNA]]

今天抽时间读读...
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[不清]

I sent this to Bunny as well. I am going to join the TOPS and she said she will publish this in the future newsletter.
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「四十二排浪，沒有一排是相似的」——不清

博客：
http://42waves.tumblr.com

[[不清]]

I sent this to Bunny as well. I am going to join the TOPS and she said she will publish this in the future newsletter.
_________________
「四十二排浪，沒有一排是相似的」——不清

博客：
http://42waves.tumblr.com

[Lake]

[[Lake]]

[anna]

[[星子安娜]]

[不清]

Hi Lake / Anna

I am not sure if I should make reference to the incident. I didn't do so in the chinese version, thinking the content and the use of symbolism (such as the words gunshot and June etc) may lead some people to that conclusion.

I try to make it as general as possible because i don't think poetry should be a record of a particular event. And also, one memory will always lead to another, but being specific doesn't reflect my philosophy.

But given the importance of the 6-4 incident, maybe I should. But I am still not sure. That's why I put the 6-4 reference at the end of the poem. Instead of using it as part of the title, that some readers may expect much more detail, I want it to be a footnote.

Again, I don't know if this is convincing.
_________________
「四十二排浪，沒有一排是相似的」——不清

博客：
http://42waves.tumblr.com

[[不清]]

Hi Lake / Anna

I am not sure if I should make reference to the incident. I didn't do so in the chinese version, thinking the content and the use of symbolism (such as the words gunshot and June etc) may lead some people to that conclusion.

I try to make it as general as possible because i don't think poetry should be a record of a particular event. And also, one memory will always lead to another, but being specific doesn't reflect my philosophy.

But given the importance of the 6-4 incident, maybe I should. But I am still not sure. That's why I put the 6-4 reference at the end of the poem. Instead of using it as part of the title, that some readers may expect much more detail, I want it to be a footnote.

Again, I don't know if this is convincing.
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「四十二排浪，沒有一排是相似的」——不清

博客：
http://42waves.tumblr.com

[anna]

[[星子安娜]]

[不清]

I understand what you mean. That 's probably the reason why I want to generalize it.
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「四十二排浪，沒有一排是相似的」——不清

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http://42waves.tumblr.com

[[不清]]

I understand what you mean. That 's probably the reason why I want to generalize it.
_________________
「四十二排浪，沒有一排是相似的」——不清

博客：
http://42waves.tumblr.com

[Lake]

不清,

Make your own judgement, others' opinions are just what others think and feel. You hear but you don't have to listen to...

[[Lake]]

不清,

Make your own judgement, others' opinions are just what others think and feel. You hear but you don't have to listen to...