Elia
I have a gift for you,
You said,
with the sun in your eyes
with the summer on your face.
What? I asked.
Here is the olive tree -- elia.
It's beautiful. I said.
Yes. But it needs care.
It needs water if you want it to grow.
It needs sun if you want the fruit.
Elia,
A beautiful tree
伊裏雅 (是希臘語的橄欖樹)
我給你帶來了一個禮物
你說
太陽的光亮在你的眼裏
夏的熱情在你的臉上
是什麽?我問
一棵橄欖樹--伊裏雅
很漂亮,我說
是的,
但它需要細心的嗬護
它需要水如果你想它長高
它需要陽光如果你要它的果實
伊裏雅
一棵美麗的樹
這首英文詩是2002年隨手寫在一封郵件裏的,今天偶爾看到,覺得挺哲理的。現翻寫成中文)