Independence Day
The sun was friendly
Picking out the three native
American Indians---
Homeless, unshaven
Sitting on the sidewalk
Outside Zupan’s
Wolfing down fried drumsticks
For lunch
Their faces so filthy
I couldn’t see their eyes
Behind the locks
Of dirty hair
They were indifferent
To the well-fed, well-trimmed
Citizens passing by
Without looking
At them
He who had the longest hair
Raised his head and eyes
To beg from time to time
And when they done eating
They threw the bones
Onto the street
It was said that
When the natives first saw
White people approaching
From the sea
They thought their eyes
Have betrayed them
For they had never seen anything
Called ‘ships’
I know my eyes
Betray me too, sometimes
Like now
Through the floating flags
Fleeting automobiles
And the brass band playing
Star-Spangled Banner
A black crow
From nowhere
Dashed down & picked up
The chicken bones
And the street in front of
The three men was clean again
::july '05
"聖靈透徹萬物",I wish I could trust someone(God or ?), and then I don't need to think anymore... 我隻想順服.....
....
“行到水窮處
坐看雲起時”
絕望?
你多麽渺小!
你的行程
多麽短暫!
如果
你我真會寫詩
那將是一首
無言的歌
. . .
[好詩!!!!]
"煙花泡影" makes a lot of sense. Also some bright, colorful patterns against the pitch-black sky, loud nerve raking sound...very stimulous...
LTG: Aha, having someone to miss and talk for the whole evening is quite beautiful and spectacular too! :))
and too much "thinking" can result in "ignoring"...
same here :)
but you know, "non-thinking" needs a lot of "thinking" to achieve...
haha....sorry.....it's getting too "philosophical" again....forget it!
Yes, "Firework" is just simply beautiful and full of fun!!!
that's right....we humans seem to Love illusionary things....more so than loving imaginative art....
if it doesn't require Thinking, even better!
:))
"firework" itself IS fun to watch ... unless you are hinting at the "meaning" behind it[?]
those who have been hurt/wounded by fireworks might also enjoy watching them, if you ask :))
i didn't go this year....i sat in my yard drinking cold beer while talking to someone i care about on the phone....it was spetacular!!!!!!
:)
Independent eyes
Independent ears
Independent mind
……
To be Independent …….
水滴,大概與“煙花泡影”相關???
In July 4th, I watched a spectacular firework show. Tens thousands people went to watch 30 mins long show. I have a question for all of you, why people (I never met one who doesn't) love to watch firework? Today, this question lingering in my mind....
you got the sharp eyes :)