The Snows of Kilimanjaro, 乞力馬紮羅的雪

The Snows of Kilimanjaro

 

On any sunny day, the peak of

Kilimanjaro can be seen from afar.

Legend has it that the frozen carcass

of a leopard lies there in the snow.

How did it reach that no man's land

and be in a league of its own?

 

On the way to get there giant groundsels

guard this sacred place like warriors.

Endless days fly by between them.

 

I tried to climb that kind of height,

and reach my full potential, but my poems

are still so dull. How sad! I could do better.

I'm trying, but time is running out.

All my time has been wasted on making ends meet.

 

Mediocrity is all I'm going to achieve.

Beaten down and tired, I'll never reach

the summit and shine like the snows of Kilimanjaro.

 

【七律】乞力馬紮羅的雪

 

雪晴乞力馬紮羅，花豹長眠與頂阿。

生作樹人千裏木，行如日子萬年梭。

詩篇魯鈍真悲也，身世飄浮奈苦何。

碌碌庸庸身已累，難登雪頂任蹉跎。

 

(© November 18, 2023, godog)

 

海明威短篇小說《乞力馬紮羅的雪》簡介如下鏈接：

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Snows_of_Kilimanjaro_(short_story)

 

遠看乞力馬紮羅的雪峰

 

乞力馬紮羅山上的乞峰千裏木(giant groundsels)

(圖片來自網絡)