InPraiseofMystery:APoemforEuropa
byAdaLimón
Archingunderthenightskyinky
withblackexpansiveness,wepoint
totheplanetsweknow,we
pinquickwishesonstars.Fromearth,
wereadtheskyasifitisanunerringbook
oftheuniverse,expertandevident.
Still,therearemysteriesbelowoursky:
thewhalesong,thesongbirdsinging
itscallintheboughofawind-shakentree.
Wearecreaturesofconstan...[
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Inconstancy:Allthingschange
byCBA7
daychangesintonightassunsets
nightchangesintodayassunrises
everythingchanges
moon,stars
sun,clouds
dreams
promises
eventruth
世事無常:萬事皆變
byCBA7
隨著太陽落山,白天變成黑夜
隨著太陽升起,黑夜變成白天
萬事皆變
月亮、星星
太陽、雲彩
夢想
誓言
甚至真理
相關鏈接:《Inconstancy:Allthingsc...[
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Sonnet116:Letmenottothemarriageoftrueminds
byWilliamShakespeare
Letmenottothemarriageoftrueminds
Admitimpediments;loveisnotlove
Whichalterswhenitalterationfinds,
Orbendswiththeremovertoremove.
Ono,itisanever-fixèdmark
Thatlooksontempestsandisnevershaken;
Itisthestartoeverywand'ringbark
Whoseworth'sunknown,althoughhisheightbetaken.
Love'snot...[
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遊子的雲
byCBA7
北京的雲
在東方的北方
伯明翰的雲
在西方的南方
東西南北
遊子的雲在何方
遊子的雲在故鄉
故鄉的雲在遊子心上
Wanderer'sClouds
byCBA7
Beijing'sclouds
areinthenorthoftheeasternworld
Birmingham'sclouds
areinthesouthofthewesternworld
East,West,South,North
Wherearethewanderer'sclouds?
Thewanderer'scloudsa...[
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[allthetimeIpraytoBuddha]
byKobayashiIssa
TranslatedbyRobertHass
AllthetimeIpraytoBuddha
Ikeepon
killingmosquitoes.
Source:TheEssentialHaiku:VersionsofBashoBusonandIssa(TheEccoPress,1994)
Abouttheauthor
KobayashiIssa|PoetryFoundation
AboutHaiku
Haiku(orhokku)|PoetryFoundation
10VividHaikustoLeaveyouBreathless-ReadPoetry
Haiku|AcademyofAmericanPoets
T...[
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Dragon
byCBA7
dragoncomestoearth
everytwelveyears
nomoreandnoless
soundslikeatruth
momborninaYearoftheDragon
leftearthinanotherYearoftheDragon
still,shecomesback
everysingleday
toseeherdragongirl
forreal
龍
byCBA7
龍來到地球
每十二年一次
不多也不少
聽起來像真的一樣
媽媽出生於龍年
在另外一個龍年離開了地球
盡管如此,她仍然回來...[
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Ilookattheworld
byLangstonHughes
Ilookattheworld
Fromawakeningeyesinablackface—
AndthisiswhatIsee:
Thisfenced-offnarrowspace
Assignedtome.
Ilookthenatthesillywalls
Throughdarkeyesinadarkface—
AndthisiswhatIknow:
Thatallthesewallsoppressionbuilds
Willhavetogo!
Ilookatmyownbody
Witheyesnolongerblind—
AndIseethatmyownhandscanmake<...[
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Valentine'sDaywithoutaValentine
byCBA7
Valentine'sDaywithoutaValentine
Istillhavemybetterhalf
Somepeople'sstoriesmaybejusttheopposite
Somehow
Ifeelthatwouldbeadisasterforme
《沒有情人的情人節》
byCBA7
沒有情人的情人節
我依然還有我的另一半
有些人的故事可能恰恰相反
不知何故
我覺得對我來說那會是一場災難
P.S.昨天,情人節的晚上我即興寫了這首...[
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OwlandNightingale
byCBA7
Owlandnightingale
Amaleandafemale
Singinafairytale
forthefairytosmile
Noonebutthefairycantell
theirsingingisnothingbutasolo
Hesingsallnightalone
forthefairytosmile
P.S.MypoemwasinspiredbyKangKang's(康賽歐)lovelyparrotsTianTian(天天)andNiuNiu(牛牛).Thankyou,KangKang,fortheinspiringpostyousharedwithus.
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MeetingatanAirport
byTahaMuhammadAli
TranslatedbyPeterCole,YahyaHijazi,andGabrielLevin
Youaskedmeonce,
onourwayback
fromthemidmorning
triptothespring:
“Whatdoyouhate,
andwhodoyoulove?”
AndIanswered,
frombehindtheeyelashes
ofmysurprise,
mybloodrushing
liketheshadow
castbyacloudofstarlings:
“Ihatedeparture...
Ilove...[
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