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Seed
Trns. by John Balcom
I'll just stoop, listening as the twigs and branches wither
Unless I resolutely break from this beautiful and reliant corolla
As all the fragrances, the bees, the butterflies, and the yesterdays are
Scattered by the wind. Only by rejecting the protective camouflage of green
leaves
Will I be able to wait for the soil's fearsome blast
But if I choose to dwell on a mountain slope,
then the open wilds will be closed to me
If I settle at the seashore, then I'll lose the cleansing stream
Between heaven and earth, I float to finf a suitable place
To settle, take root, and be fruitful
From "Frontier
Taiwan: An Anthology of Modern Chinese Poetry" ( p.386-87),
New York: Columbia University Press, 2001.
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種籽
除非毅然離開靠託的美麗花冠
我只能俯聞到枝枒枯萎的聲音
一切溫香、蜂蝶和昔日，都要
隨風飄散。除非拒絕綠葉掩護
我才可以等待泥土爆破的心驚
但擇居山陵便緣慳於野原空曠
棲止海濱，則失落溪澗的洗滌
天與地之間，如是廣闊而狹仄
我飄我飛我蕩，僅為尋求固定
適合自己，去紮根繁殖的土地 |
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