七絕·故鄉 – 孟朝崗
少小離家世情薄,故鄉人事幾寥落。
獨惟簷下舊玄禽,迎我歸來聲似昨。
A Quatrain by Meng Chaogang
(My Hometown)
Too young to care, I left my kith and kin behind,
So, few familiar faces linger in my mind.
Upon returning, under the eaves of my home,
Only warm welcome of swallows unchanged I find.
Tr. Ziyuzile
27/08/2024