拆
作者:瘦石别园
写在老家的墙上
一念出声来,心就碎
Tearing Down
by Shoushi Bieyuan
An order written on the walls of my original home
Once read out loud, my heart broke into pieces
村里的入殓师
作者:九儿
他是一个瘸腿的老光棍
村里大人谢世或孩子夭折
都是他给净身,穿衣,入殓
临终之前,他衣冠整齐地躺在棺木里
闭着眼喃喃自语:请你们帮我关上门
The Village Man Who Helped Casketing Bodies
by Jiu Er
He has been lame and single all his life
Those passed away before him, senior or young
He did body cleansing, dressing and casketing for all of them
At his last moment, he dressed himself and laid down in his coffin
closing his eyes and said to himself: please someone close the door for me
家
作者:卡卡
我在左边,你在右边
孩子睡着了,就在我们中间
这样多好!一床被子就够了
三个梦都很温暖
Home
by Ka Ka
Me on the left, you on the right
Kids are asleep, right between us
How wonderful is this! One quilt is good enough
to hold the warmth of three dreams
一家人
作者:敦煌飞天
跛脚的爷爷 在劈柴
腰肌劳损的奶奶 在烧火
爸爸 妈妈 外出打工
七岁的小姑娘在土炕上 写 a o e
鹦鹉在学舌 爸 我 饿
One Household
by Dunhuang Feitian
Lamed grandpa, is cutting fire woods
Grandma, with chronic back pain, is preparing cooking fire
Mum and Dad are away as migrant workers
A seven year old girl is learning to write A, B, C on brick bed
A parrot is repeating, “I am thirsty, Dad”
垂钓
作者:蓝天李梦
那位垂钓的老者
整个下午,坐在蓉江边
一动不动——
他的身影,多么像时光抛出的一粒鱼饵
等待黄昏咬钩
Fishing
by Lantian Limeng
The old man is fishing
This whole afternoon he has been sitting beside the Rong River
as still as stone ——
His figure, so much alike one bait casted by time
waiting for the sunset to bite on the hook
旧报纸
作者:南岛
国事不知谁早已撕掉了
粮食和蔬菜被过冬的蚂蚁搬走了
一个乞丐捡起揉作一团
一脚踢得老远老远
像是要踢走上面的坏天气
Old Newspaper
by Nan Dao
State news has been torn off by someone
Grains and veggies were taken by the ants as winter preserves
one begger picked up and creased it
kicked far far-away
as if he could kick away the bad weather as forecasted on it
结婚
作者:低等植物
妈妈说:是被骗
爸爸说是春风得意
女儿说是爱情
老祖母说:
是传宗接代
Marriage
by Dideng Zhiwu
Mum said, she was cheated
Dad bragged, he was just fulfilled and proud
Daughter said, it’s love
Grandma said,
it’s all about having later generations
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