英文詩【Her Last Hour】

 

 

              【Her Last Hour】

 

 

 

                By Tian Yu Zhi

 

 

 

 

Almost finished her evening jog,

She waited at the traffic light, to return home

The light changed to a pedestrian walk sign

She picked up her feet and moved forward ——

At that split second, her fate collided with

A stranger’s decision to speed up and run a red light

She heard sighs, sound of flute arise from a valley 

 

 

Her pink tee shirt did not reflect 

The brilliance of her humanity

Her will of steel could not stop the force of velocity 

In slow motion, a red flower bloomed 

On dark cement of reality

Plum petals began a journey of 

Descending, in spirals, to eternity 

 

 

 

At 6:35pm, May 25th, 2021 

 

 

 

Two days before her big birthday 

One day before receiving a love poem that 

She has been waiting for, all her life

Four days before a 5K race,

Her son and she organized for the Asian Heritage Month 

Seven days before she greets another 100 students 

Two hours before she finishes a poem, for him

 

 

 

These actions would have happened sooner

Had they knew,

The dark side of time and patience 

 

 

 

 

                    2021.5.25

 

 

 

* I went out for a jog this evening and was almost killed by a SUV running a red light. 驚恐之餘，提筆記之。

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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• 沙發！ 玉教授隨時記錄生活點滴，中英文自如切換！ -盈盈一笑間- ♀ (0 bytes) () 05/31/2021 postreply 05:08:45

• 早晨好，盈盈！其實，感覺中英文，哪個都不自如，怯怯地在探索中行走，不過，我有耐心和毅力。。。 -天玉之- ♀ (0 bytes) () 05/31/2021 postreply 05:20:16

• 親愛的，你太謙虛了。我要向你學習。。 -盈盈一笑間- ♀ (0 bytes) () 05/31/2021 postreply 05:41:04

• 一起學習，你英語讀得很好聽 -天玉之- ♀ (0 bytes) () 05/31/2021 postreply 06:56:40

• 梅雨潭朗讀高手太多。俺戰戰兢兢地謝謝鼓勵。：）） -盈盈一笑間- ♀ (0 bytes) () 05/31/2021 postreply 07:11:32

• I adopted defensive drive tech 2 walk since my era of drive -移花接木- ♂ (24 bytes) () 05/31/2021 postreply 05:13:07

• 看來隻看交通指示燈是不夠了，因為太多distracted drivers -天玉之- ♀ (121 bytes) () 05/31/2021 postreply 05:22:33

• 看來我得搖著個小旗子過馬路了。。。 -天玉之- ♀ (0 bytes) () 05/31/2021 postreply 05:32:33

• 這個時候更得小心借covid發泄,報複社會的loser, 用車當犯罪工具故意為之. -移花接木- ♂ (0 bytes) () 05/31/2021 postreply 11:33:05

• 我妹也這麽說，很有可能的，謝謝 -天玉之- ♀ (0 bytes) () 05/31/2021 postreply 16:58:47

• 怎麽詩和畫是冰火兩重天？難道隻是我一個人的感覺？ -二郎橋- ♂ (0 bytes) () 05/31/2021 postreply 05:18:47

• 兩張圖表示before and after the incident, 第一張很和諧，第二張是 abstract art, -天玉之- ♀ (84 bytes) () 05/31/2021 postreply 05:24:45

• 有意思。。。 -二郎橋- ♂ (0 bytes) () 05/31/2021 postreply 05:29:40

• 謝謝！早晨好 ～～ -天玉之- ♀ (0 bytes) () 05/31/2021 postreply 05:30:46

• Here is my story -移花接木- ♂ (1454 bytes) () 05/31/2021 postreply 05:35:46

• 都這麽能寫啊！！！讚 -盈盈一笑間- ♀ (0 bytes) () 05/31/2021 postreply 05:40:27

• Good job though：） to save a life! -二郎橋- ♂ (0 bytes) () 05/31/2021 postreply 05:44:38

• 真嚇人。。。那輛SUV 也是突然出現，明明是行人走路的燈標，missed me by a hair, 幸虧我起步慢了些，要不就撞 -天玉之- ♀ (534 bytes) () 05/31/2021 postreply 05:51:21

• 謝謝分享！寫得好 ～～ -天玉之- ♀ (0 bytes) () 05/31/2021 postreply 06:21:23

• Narrow escape！記得這是你剛來美壇發生的事。在剛變綠燈時，我啟動時開車從不超過我兩邊的車，以防萬一。 -beautifulwind- ♀ (0 bytes) () 05/31/2021 postreply 09:46:45

• 我還真忘了, 還以為隻是口頭用英語說的, 我在笑壇用漢語打過字 -移花接木- ♂ (0 bytes) () 05/31/2021 postreply 11:35:49

• 難道我的記性真比我想象得好？我居然還記得是你在跟帖裏說的。你還真沒說錯，是你當初給我在美壇看的link -beautifulwind- ♀ (279 bytes) () 05/31/2021 postreply 11:48:02

• Good tip! -天玉之- ♀ (0 bytes) () 05/31/2021 postreply 16:59:36

• 真好，電影可以幫助詩，詩可以幫助電影，濃妝淡抹總相宜。：-） -陶陶三- ♂ (0 bytes) () 05/31/2021 postreply 05:59:05

• 謝謝陶導！嗯，學寫電影的確幫助我 how to visually tell a story... -天玉之- ♀ (0 bytes) () 05/31/2021 postreply 06:05:26

• 是啊，畫麵感很強，還調動了音樂，還有舞蹈。：-） -陶陶三- ♂ (0 bytes) () 05/31/2021 postreply 06:11:37

• 嗬嗬，記得您說過，電影劇本要借助音樂，舞蹈。。。 -天玉之- ♀ (0 bytes) () 05/31/2021 postreply 06:22:20

• 還好沒事，好驚險，那半秒的驚魂之作。 -AP33912- ♂ (0 bytes) () 05/31/2021 postreply 07:05:00

• 謝謝讀！是啊，好險！生命可以在一兩秒鍾消逝，那些計劃好的事，隨之而去。。。令人感歎，早晨好！～ -天玉之- ♀ (0 bytes) () 05/31/2021 postreply 07:32:39

• A CAT HAS .. Nine Lives ... -青鬆站- ♀ (607 bytes) () 05/31/2021 postreply 07:06:52

• Wow, 一直喜歡 Christina Perri 的歌，Darling, I have loved you -天玉之- ♀ (215 bytes) () 05/31/2021 postreply 07:57:06

• 哇，壓壓驚，壓壓驚，給教授壓壓驚： -beautifulwind- ♀ (212 bytes) () 05/31/2021 postreply 09:35:38

• 謝謝，親愛的，真好聽！嗯，下次過那個路口，會忐忑不安一些日子，也好，更小心了，美國朋友告訴我 -天玉之- ♀ (204 bytes) () 05/31/2021 postreply 10:06:23

• 詩歌敘事棒棒噠！ -忒忒綠- ♂ (0 bytes) () 05/31/2021 postreply 11:59:00

• 兩個驚險故事 -忒忒綠- ♂ (0 bytes) () 05/31/2021 postreply 12:00:00

• 謝謝！是的。這首詩通過這個incident, 說得是 the uncertainty and fragility in our -天玉之- ♀ (37 bytes) () 05/31/2021 postreply 18:45:50

• 邊讀詩邊琢磨你的這次風險，是很嚇人的！不過有詩為證挺好的。鮮上玉蘭花！玉教壓壓驚！ -天山晨- ♂ (87 bytes) () 05/31/2021 postreply 12:33:46

• 多謝天山君！很好看的玉蘭花！我也種了一棵，是粉色的。嗯，寫詩當記日記用 ～～ -天玉之- ♀ (0 bytes) () 05/31/2021 postreply 15:13:19

• 寫得真好！讀後看最後的抽象畫，更是觸目驚心的感覺！ -moiausis- ♀ (0 bytes) () 06/01/2021 postreply 06:58:08

• 謝謝！想起都後怕，感歎 the unbearable lightness of being, often controlled -天玉之- ♀ (198 bytes) () 06/01/2021 postreply 12:07:24

• hugs -甜蟲蟲- ♀ (0 bytes) () 06/01/2021 postreply 09:41:04

• Thanks! Hugs, I need it， 新周愉快！~~ -天玉之- ♀ (0 bytes) () 06/01/2021 postreply 12:08:37

• 恭喜玉教。首頁進來，謝謝網管，英文詩【Her Last Hour】推薦成功 -beautifulwind- ♀ (0 bytes) () 06/02/2021 postreply 19:00:48

• 太好了，謝謝網管，美版推薦！ 來美語壇後，掛首的貼那麽多，多謝各位扶持，詩友鼓勵捧場！~~ -天玉之- ♀ (0 bytes) () 06/03/2021 postreply 09:58:47