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万宽

青蛙
万宽

荷叶上
一个绿袈裟的
小沙弥
坐着
呱呱念经

A Frog
by Wankuan

On a lotus leaf
Sits
A little monk
In a green robe
Croaking his sutra

Trans. Zhibuzhizhaizhu

血山

晚上
一只蚊子
停在了
身上
开始吸血

平原
慢慢隆起
成为了
红色
小山丘


The Bloody Hill
by Wankuan

Tonight
A mosquito
Stopped on me
And began
Sucking my blood

Then a small
Red Hill
Gradually, slowly
Coming out
On the plain

Trans. Zhibuzhizhaizhu

说法

树
是一尊
佛

趺坐
在地上
说
法

说着
说着

花
就落了

The Buddha's Lecture
by Wankuan

A tree
Is
A buddha

Sitting cros-legged
On the ground
Lecturing
Buddhism

As he
Goes on

Petals're
Falling

Trans. Zhibuzhizhaizhu

尘世

我趴在
地上，
辨别一粒微尘：
里面有
山，
水，
或旅人。

This World
by Wankuan

I'm lying prone
On the ground
To look into a fine dust
Where I see
Mountains
Rivers
And travelers

Note: The Chinese title 尘世 (literally, dust world） is a noun, originated from a Buddhist term, standing for this world.

Trans. Zhibuzhizhaizhu