清明祭先人落英紛紛迎清明細雨朦朦待食寒芳草萋萋不忍踏怨曲聲聲無心吟杜鵑啼血半山紅悲歌飲淚欲斷魂異國無處哀思寄但聞枝頭黃鸝鳴QingMing-InMemoryofJayOnabrightclearspringdayWewenttovisityournewgrave.Candleslit,fruitandcakesoffered.YellowspiderwebchrysanthemumDecoratedyournewlyerectedmonument.Ph.D,mathematician,father,husbandFriend,forevercarvedinstone.NewgrassgrewonthespotWhereyoulay,Softandtendertothet...[
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朋友,當你覺得困惑,感到肩上的擔子太沉,整天為生計奔波,張口就叫忙時,你是否忽略了身旁的美麗和恬靜?你不妨也駐足歇口氣。看,月兒又圓了!我的一位朋友愛音樂,好攝影,還養花種草,事事追求完美。說忙,比誰都忙,可活得有滋有味。下麵是他上班時看到的,供大家欣賞。ABeautifulThingHappenedonMyWaytoWorkItallhappenedinfrontofmeduringmy40-minute,no,37-minutedrive.Yes,Icoveredthe33-mi[
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TheYellowFlowerGirl
Thesungraduallymelteddown
totheothersideofthemountain
leavingtheeveningsky
aburningorange.
Theearthasifhavinggottenridof
aheavyburden
blewoutagentlebreeze.
Thecowherdbackfromthehills
calledthefarmerstoclaimtheircattle.
Suddenlyineverycornerofthevillage
asymphonybegantoplay
withcalvesmooing,dogsbarking
womencallingtheirchickens...[
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Grandmother
YoucouldhavebeentheempressofChina
iftheyhadnothadyourfeetbound
andconfinedyourterritorytothekitchen.
Youcouldnotreadorwriteortraveltoseetheworld,
Likethemadwomanintheattic,
youkeptnaggingtohaveyourvoiceheard.
Youweretheempressofthehouse
whocommandedandfedhusband,children,grandchildren
andallthedomesticatedanimals,
throughtimesgoodandbad.
Yous...[
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TheYearoftheDragon
NewYear'sgreetingsofY2k
Printedlikeadragonwithteethandfire
Addedtothenumber2and
ScalesandtailwiththeZeros
Headingtothenewmillennium.
Newlywedswerebusymakingbabies
TobebornintheYearoftheDragon
Whocouldgrowupandbecomeemperors
SonsoftheDragon
Wearingtheroyalyellowand
Likethegodsridinginpurpleclouds.
Thelessambitiousprayed
Forpeace...[
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MakingRiceWineMamagavemesomeyeastformakingricewine,thebestremedyforthehomesick.TheyeasttraveledwithmeacrossthePacificandeachdaypassedwiththeideaofmakinggoodricewine.WhenIfinallygotready,Iforgothow.TherecipehadtoberesurrectedfrommychildhoodmemoriesofgoodwinemakingthewayWaipoandMamaalwaysdidit.InWaipo'svillageofthecamphortreesmakingricewinewasagrandoccasion.AluckydaywaspickedbyaFengshuiMaster.Strong...[
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TheGreatWallofChinaStandsstillasaworldwonder.WhenEmperorQinwasbuildingthewallThePumpkingirlcriedForthreedaysandthreenightsAndahundredmilesofconcretefellTorevealherhusband'sbody.Farmersgrewcrops
OnthemountofEmperorQin'stomb.Hehasbeendeadfortwothousandyears,Butstillcommanding
HisundergroundarmyFightinganeternalwar.[
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SnakeintheHouseInWaipo'svillageofthecamphorhillstherewasasnakeineveryhouse.Thesnakeprotectedthehouseholdagainstbadluckandills.Itcouldbethespiritofagreat-grand-parentwhofoundlifeinthehousemorelivablethaninthegraveyard.Childrenweretaughtnottothrowstonesatsnakesfoundinatomb.Yetthebrickswereexcavatedcoldfromanotherworldtobuildmorehouses.Thereforemoresnakesslidouttoshareacivilizedlife.[
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SummerNightinaVillage
Dingdong,theblacksmithcast
hislaststrikeonthehoe
Redhotironputinwater
zeeee...
Hegavealongsighofrelief
wipedhissweatandclosedhisshop.
Thewomannextdoorhadalreadyfed
herkidsandanimals.
Hermother-in-lawhadusurpedthethrone
ofthelittleemperor,
thebabyboyofthehouse.
Shecommandedthehousehold
whilecuddlingthebaby.
Theblacksmithsawthewoman
...[
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PregnantAthought,aninspiration,animageoficicles,droppingfromtheroof,immediatelyputintowords,forfeartheywilldisappear,nevermakeittothepage,totheshelvesofalibrary.Wakenupfromadream,mybellyfeltflat.Idashedtothemirror.Yes,it'sstillthere.Stayandgrow,whenyouareready,naturewilldeliveryoutotheworld.
靈感一個意念一個靈感像屋簷下的冰葫蘆怕要掉下來摔得粉碎永不能形成文字上不了圖書館的書架夢中驚醒肚子像一塊...[
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