【原创英文诗歌首发】ODE OF TIME

莫笑愚

ODE OF TIME
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BY J. LOH
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- Z2 S3 O2 W! H9 F2 n5 fYou're tossed into
daydreams
you've suffered from
- _- K/ e9 m3 J% Y% L, nnightmares
  W3 c9 o2 ^3 u6 ?* T# _# Vnow you stand by the tides of elusiveness
2 Z: A4 W- a# A2 r1 C  T4 @watching clouds flutter and fade
in your pale palms

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4 \  E) H% L- `' p: gyou sang the praise of time
the old days were gone with grey snows and rocky roads
the shades of night,  shadows of sorrow
rest on your lavender lips
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hung, rusted and ragged
kissing into the endless emptiness

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. n  w& a$ Z3 n3 @You lit a cigaret with a tiny thread
of memories where
- x" K5 d( g! r. e* N. Nvast abyss was enlightened by
your screams nobody had ever heard
  T" l' {  g  ]6 Na desire for change.
' }$ M$ e4 S/ U3 {a smile for sunshine.
& n! o, q9 W+ J# t7 U* H% M# |Then there was a girl
5 L1 M) c/ U: _8 ]  `8 x) gstanding on your finger-tips
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now that the waves of time have quietly subsided
+ b! C6 }2 o$ A8 |6 ?the abyss is full of dark rains
the red moon is also dying
and you shine as if you are
the only star in the deep dark sky at night
and my praise to the woman
along with the white winds,
penetrates the shade of white, white clouds
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2015-08-05, in Beijing

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时光颂
作者、翻译：莫笑愚
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3 @  o4 t0 o) ~& z: d. g你被丢进白日
梦中
  b# q" u1 u. |( R$ L) A' j你亦曾被噩梦
困扰
9 ]1 K6 s& c$ _8 P9 l如今，你站在虚妄的潮汐之浜
; ^$ ?4 Q1 @) @) K, n2 X0 g$ l看云朵翻卷弥散
在你苍白的掌心

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( W- d  \1 R* s/ C/ N) ~你吟唱时间之赞歌
/ o3 T, ?6 N/ e! K8 j旧时光随灰色的积雪和崎岖的道路消亡
* O+ }5 W' t+ l) M夜晚的色调，悲伤之阴影
憩息于你薰衣草的唇上
1 Q7 Y8 {$ v. k那儿有一幅女人的肖像
悬挂在空荡荡的墙壁，锈蚀而褴褛
一个吻陷入无尽的空旷

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3 T7 J& `9 I6 }) V, y4 ~, r  \你用回忆的细线
$ p* d) V5 D8 W, T* |/ S9 l$ l点燃一支香烟
- l: u4 E1 M' `  A2 x以无人听见的尖叫
0 w8 z3 A0 T# c$ [$ F; L照亮巨大的深渊
$ A8 J( D( h3 j0 F8 C用渴望交换变化。
' j9 q1 p( i1 O3 ~' R, @0 U以微笑获取阳光。
而后有个女孩
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时间的潮汐已悄然消褪
3 I. L2 m' d. O深渊盈满黑暗之雨
1 i; d4 c7 D" x% t! l1 r0 l红月亮也正在死去
但你却晶莹闪亮
仿佛深黑的夜空唯一之星辰
9 K, ]- V+ B- u0 t8 g而我对这女人的赞美
与白色的风一道
5 I1 T8 K+ H" }' o' n* V% |穿透白而又白的云翳
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, ^( T( E* Q( L4 p! E2015年8月5日于北京

莫笑愚

美好语感 发表于 2015-8-10 08:14
0 O" Q- R0 a0 l1 g荐读。学习！

谢谢美好阅读。多多交流、拍砖~~~
祝你写字愉快！

莫笑愚

美好语感 发表于 2015-8-10 08:14
荐读。学习！

谢谢美好阅读。多多交流、拍砖~~~
祝你写字愉快！

莫笑愚

陈红为 发表于 2015-8-9 20:56
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谢谢好友阅读，遥致祝福！

美好语感

荐读。学习！

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