詩朗誦: The changed man. 祝大家新年快樂！

The Changed Man

by Robert Phillips

 

If you were to hear me imitating Pavarotti
in the shower every morning, you'd know
how much you have changed my life.

If you were to see me stride across the park,
waving to strangers, then you would know
I am a changed man—like Scrooge

awakened from his bad dreams feeling feather-
light, angel-happy, laughing the father
of a long line of bright laughs—

"It is still not too late to change my life!"
It is changed. Me, who felt short-changed.
Because of you I no longer hate my body.

Because of you I buy new clothes.
Because of you I'm a warrior of joy.
Because of you and me. Drop by

this Saturday morning and discover me
fiercely pulling weeds gladly, dedicated
as a born-again gardener.

Drop by on Sunday—I'll Turtlewax
your sky-blue sports car, no sweat. I'll greet
enemies with a handshake, forgive debtors

with a papal largesse. It's all because
of you. Because of you and me,
I've become one changed man.

所有跟帖： 

• 沙發！哈哈，京北開始絕地反擊了！一如既往的地道，charming！ -beautifulwind- ♀ (0 bytes) () 12/26/2011 postreply 19:28:01

• 讀得真棒！字正腔園。詩寫得也好，很現代。 -cha-cha- ♀ (0 bytes) () 12/26/2011 postreply 19:29:23

• 啊？我被拋棄啦？不跟我過啦？ -非文學青年- ♀ (0 bytes) () 12/26/2011 postreply 19:31:09

• 哈哈，估計京北想先給藍隊掙點分，要不然在你麵前抬不起頭來。：） -beautifulwind- ♀ (0 bytes) () 12/26/2011 postreply 19:39:07

• 哈哈，容易受傷的女人。人家沒說不跟你合作啊。 -cha-cha- ♀ (0 bytes) () 12/26/2011 postreply 19:39:37

• Oh, 是讀得不如人家，insecurity在作崇。overreact拉哈。(^o^) -非文學青年- ♀ (0 bytes) () 12/26/2011 postreply 19:44:26

• 哈哈，文青隻有在京北麵前，才能表現出小女人的樣子。。：） -beautifulwind- ♀ (0 bytes) () 12/26/2011 postreply 19:45:53

• Dear, no sweat, this is just my greeting to the forum. -jingbeiboy- ♂ (0 bytes) () 12/26/2011 postreply 19:46:58

• 我的天，今天誰家吃餃子不用醋了，哈哈。 -cha-cha- ♀ (0 bytes) () 12/26/2011 postreply 19:50:26

• 哈哈，今天看了George Clooney，醋瓶已經半瓶了哈。 -非文學青年- ♀ (0 bytes) () 12/26/2011 postreply 19:51:50

• 一瓶子不滿半瓶子晃蕩。終於看上了？帥嗎？ -cha-cha- ♀ (0 bytes) () 12/26/2011 postreply 19:54:02

• 噓，在京北麵前不要提George Clooney. -beautifulwind- ♀ (0 bytes) () 12/26/2011 postreply 19:56:07

• 帥呆了那是自然。但是這次更多的時間不是在流口水，是哭！！！ -非文學青年- ♀ (192 bytes) () 12/26/2011 postreply 20:00:04

• Looks like I am going to see this movie. -jingbeiboy- ♂ (0 bytes) () 12/26/2011 postreply 20:22:05

• highly recommended. 20 dollars best spent this year. -非文學青年- ♀ (0 bytes) () 12/26/2011 postreply 21:48:32

• hahaha，我的媽呀，文青，“dear”都叫出來啦！ -beautifulwind- ♀ (0 bytes) () 12/26/2011 postreply 19:51:50

• Honey, no problem. I know. -非文學青年- ♀ (0 bytes) () 12/26/2011 postreply 19:52:34

• 我的媽呀，回得更肉麻，哈哈哈。 -beautifulwind- ♀ (0 bytes) () 12/26/2011 postreply 19:54:37

• 別把京北嚇得不敢冒泡了哈。 -cha-cha- ♀ (0 bytes) () 12/26/2011 postreply 19:56:05

• No sweat，京北is a changed man now。 -beautifulwind- ♀ (0 bytes) () 12/26/2011 postreply 19:57:12

• 京北changed得夠快的！ -EnLearner- ♀ (0 bytes) () 12/26/2011 postreply 20:00:43

• 就是，他今天讀的changed man就是向論壇表忠心。：） -beautifulwind- ♀ (0 bytes) () 12/26/2011 postreply 20:02:19

• 說明好戲還在後頭，翹首以待。~~ -EnLearner- ♀ (0 bytes) () 12/26/2011 postreply 20:04:47

• 哈哈，笑S我了。沒想到美風也善於打短平快哈。刮目相看！ -cha-cha- ♀ (0 bytes) () 12/26/2011 postreply 20:01:42

• 恰恰才剛意識到，這一直是我的擅長！ -beautifulwind- ♀ (0 bytes) () 12/26/2011 postreply 20:03:15

• 超喜歡！聖誕快樂！新年快樂！ -京燕花園- ♀ (0 bytes) () 12/26/2011 postreply 19:43:33

• 讀的好，加油！ -EnLearner- ♀ (0 bytes) () 12/26/2011 postreply 19:46:01

• 好棒啊，羨慕！這詩讓我想起KELLY CLARKSON的BECAUSE OF YOU -小麥熊- ♀ (27 bytes) () 12/26/2011 postreply 20:45:23

• 鼓掌!!!為藍隊加油!!! -rockcurrent- ♂ (0 bytes) () 12/26/2011 postreply 21:03:33

• Fantastic! -肖莊- ♀ (139 bytes) () 12/26/2011 postreply 21:30:18

• Kind of like a New Year resolution. Hope for change for better. -jingbeiboy- ♂ (0 bytes) () 12/26/2011 postreply 21:32:38

• 多謝大家捧場，因為喜歡詩歌， 發現好的， 總想分享。 -jingbeiboy- ♂ (0 bytes) () 12/26/2011 postreply 23:41:29

• 讚！讚！讚！ -NewVoice- ♀ (0 bytes) () 12/27/2011 postreply 04:27:14

• 讚！Change to break Chain, Chinese need train in English -走馬讀人- ♂ (0 bytes) () 12/27/2011 postreply 05:26:57