A Dream

Another senseless mass shooting. Elsewhere, innocent civilians have died and are dying in mass in a war.

 

A Dream

 

Deep in the lake

where a piece of sky has fallen

stars are drowning.

They are in a battle

of self-centered gravity.

Owning arms is more important

than joining arms to pull themselves up.

Some go left, some go right,

nobody goes up.

The high road is left high and dry.

Without their better angel

they can't form a more perfect constellation.

Sadly they are doomed

on the downward dome

they now call tomb

instead of home.

A scream for unity is

unheard by fluid filled ears.

Lights in a galaxy go off one by one.

Night loses its shine.

Hope and future no longer rhyme.

 

又一個大規模槍擊案，無辜的人死去。一夜之間，又有很多無辜的平民在戰爭中死亡。

 

《一個夢》

 

斷橋下

沒有船

隻有孤獨的日子

泊在岸邊

 

半夜裏

來了無常

讓我跟他們

走一趟

 

鬼門關

不收錢

隻要交出

剩餘的時間

 

黃泉路

沒有馬

隻有西風

吹拂我頭發

 

老樹上

沒有鴉

隻有枯藤

給我一朵彼岸花

 

孟婆湯

鐵碗裝

味道鹹鹹的

還有一點點悲傷

 

忘川水

平如鏡

但我照不出

酸甜苦辣的一生

 

注釋：

在中國，傳說人死後會有幽間的捕快黑白無常來捉拿人的魂魄，把他們帶到幽曹地府。首先要過鬼門關，接下來就是黃泉路。在黃泉路上有火紅的彼岸花。花香傳說有魔力，能喚起死者生前的記憶。 走過黃泉路後，有一條河叫忘川河，上有一座橋叫奈何橋。走過奈何橋有一個土台叫望鄉台，望鄉台邊有個老婦人在賣孟婆湯，據說是由人的眼淚收集煎熬而成，忘川河邊有一塊石頭叫三生石，孟婆湯讓你忘了一切，三生石記載著你的前世今生。

 

(© October 26, 2023, godog)

所有跟帖： 

• Some go left, some go right, nobody goes up. -盈盈一笑間- ♀ (0 bytes) () 10/26/2023 postreply 09:19:46

• 左右之爭，驢象之爭，美國社會這些年一直在撕裂。這個主題，我也寫過一首小詩。見內 -盈盈一笑間- ♀ (136 bytes) () 10/26/2023 postreply 09:22:26

• 鍾擺這個比喻用得巧妙 -godog- ♂ (0 bytes) () 10/26/2023 postreply 11:54:28

• Great poems, thanks for sharing. -方外居士- ♂ (0 bytes) () 10/26/2023 postreply 09:24:24

• another senseless mass shooting.innocent civilians have died -盈盈一笑間- ♀ (0 bytes) () 10/26/2023 postreply 09:26:22

• 好快的筆頭。讚G兄悲憫的情懷～～ -盈盈一笑間- ♀ (0 bytes) () 10/26/2023 postreply 09:27:45

• We live in troubled times. Peace and love to all. -waterfowl- ♂ (0 bytes) () 10/26/2023 postreply 10:07:06

• Yes let's wish tomorrow is better. -godog- ♂ (0 bytes) () 10/26/2023 postreply 11:56:12

• Nice poem but America needs a war. -7grizzly- ♀ (0 bytes) () 10/26/2023 postreply 10:17:20

• Isn't America in some kind of war already? Infightings and -godog- ♂ (46 bytes) () 10/26/2023 postreply 11:58:15

• Sth. like WWII unites the people. Long peace only destroys, -7grizzly- ♀ (186 bytes) () 10/26/2023 postreply 12:06:32

• 我都不敢看，怕我自己抑鬱，長歎一聲。。。 。。。 -Oona- ♀ (0 bytes) () 10/26/2023 postreply 12:18:43

• 美國政治的價值取向出了問題 -忒忒綠- ♂ (0 bytes) () 10/26/2023 postreply 13:18:00

• 有哪個國家比美國更好嗎？ -移花接木- ♂ (0 bytes) () 10/27/2023 postreply 08:35:43