ODE OF TIME
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BY J. LOH
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You're tossed into . K- ~8 z9 Z2 Q# o* z
daydreams
! X" R0 M& C Pyou've suffered from
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9 \) R i" _ N7 wnow you stand by the tides of elusiveness' r* G* |0 [1 E0 h1 e- Q
watching clouds flutter and fade
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7 S: H6 `1 r9 wyou sang the praise of time7 p% \. f& Y" b' `; l2 p" p4 h0 X
the old days were gone with grey snows and rocky roads9 |7 s* G }6 e+ J
the shades of night, shadows of sorrow- p9 ]9 W7 i! h1 e- F o' D
rest on your lavender lips: q2 G( U2 b& R1 g
where a portrait of a woman- z' g- U2 }3 P% c$ D! e$ m& f
hung, rusted and ragged8 `7 v' e; Z) D# i) m
kissing into the endless emptiness
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You lit a cigaret with a tiny thread. ^# H4 s1 l" @) ^
of memories where
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your screams nobody had ever heard6 I; [# V( P. [5 g: x! W2 t
a desire for change.
/ h7 `" k# @& [6 d/ C7 Qa smile for sunshine.
0 K4 g, X& D# E! d# Q. _1 BThen there was a girl 6 f3 l# \: J- l2 H1 v3 a
standing on your finger-tips2 b2 r, D7 R- v
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9 t: W: V3 ^* @' f$ x0 y- lnow that the waves of time have quietly subsided
3 N! [/ u- q" Q0 c2 J$ sthe abyss is full of dark rains: b5 {' b. u: ]; v2 L8 ~1 q& o" E: G
the red moon is also dying
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the only star in the deep dark sky at night
! {- `0 X4 Z v* Qand my praise to the woman
7 f8 V/ d5 A9 r4 {' ~ L. b2 kalong with the white winds,
$ x6 U4 N% x! Upenetrates the shade of white, white clouds% z4 Z4 i1 I$ V1 ?3 P
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2015-08-05, in Beijing
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# G3 Z X% U! G' v; c2 d8 H! s作者、翻译:莫笑愚
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你被丢进白日6 o/ y& y5 K. h+ k1 g6 j
梦中
" N% y( @! o% c4 I, \, {你亦曾被噩梦. Y1 a6 f% s5 ^/ h
困扰) d5 r3 j" `- v$ Z' G" r: v
如今,你站在虚妄的潮汐之浜- c& F4 _. Y! D) G; @7 u N
看云朵翻卷弥散
# ~0 A4 O' B- J$ N. `# x6 J- q) [在你苍白的掌心' l% i' ~* }, p* C) D
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' ~& J8 _7 Z: ^9 `. p你吟唱时间之赞歌
6 I3 |/ h3 R$ H6 ?旧时光随灰色的积雪和崎岖的道路消亡* V# b- L# h9 e) @9 ?
夜晚的色调,悲伤之阴影
+ X' z8 o U/ X憩息于你薰衣草的唇上
1 K1 I6 e2 k8 p l, X. W1 X3 H那儿有一幅女人的肖像
" `. [+ O' F7 W$ u; E悬挂在空荡荡的墙壁,锈蚀而褴褛
% O5 c: {( {, M" A1 o; o7 m' F+ `+ E一个吻陷入无尽的空旷
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3 v1 w% x7 W; o- ?5 \你用回忆的细线: f# g+ I4 f: X* P0 @: h$ m- s& f9 \
点燃一支香烟
. C0 I, m& M- x: N% q1 p& r5 S+ }: ]以无人听见的尖叫
( e) A% d/ S3 A( g4 r5 k照亮巨大的深渊
. |, d' z3 A" S, T8 e4 f用渴望交换变化。
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而后有个女孩
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' X4 R$ n7 n5 q! X$ d时间的潮汐已悄然消褪
$ K6 H3 l) N% C6 N# J! T* i* h+ v深渊盈满黑暗之雨& ?! P' P- y3 {) f3 }
红月亮也正在死去
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而我对这女人的赞美5 U3 H$ N7 C; f( C0 N& `
与白色的风一道
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2015年8月5日于北京
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