31. （組詩） 蒙特利爾老城暢想之一：聖母大教堂（Norte-Dame Basilica of Montreal)

31.（組詩）蒙特利爾老城暢想之一：
 聖母大教堂 （Notre-Dame Basilica of Montreal）
 
文/黎曆
 
用一縷玫瑰的芳香
包裹一顆虔誠的心
祭獻在神的門前
然後開啟兩百年的
祈禱和歌唱
 
那又怎樣呢
陽光透過曆史的的彩窗
布道上天的旨意
十字架上 耶穌依然受難
 
這是有史以來
最大的一樁冤案
但唯有你的犧牲
世界才能一派寧詳
你三天後的複活
讓信仰的基因
在死亡的一道電光裏
複製瘋長
 
雙手合十
任風琴低吟 回望生命
頌歌為你的前世今生
插上天使的翅膀
 
一隻忽明忽暗的燭火
不斷擦亮
神為眾生指明的方向
 
寫於2017年9月1日星期五8PM

(Series of Poems) Imagination of the Old City of Montreal, Part One: Notre-Dame Basilica
By Li Li

With the fragrance of a single rose,
I wrap a devout heart,
Offering it at the gates of God,
Then unlocking two centuries
Of prayers and hymns.

But what does it change?
Sunlight filters through stained glass windows of history,
Preaching the will of heaven.
On the cross, Jesus still suffers.

This is the greatest injustice
In the history of the world.
Yet only through your sacrifice
Can peace prevail.
Your resurrection on the third day
Let faith’s very essence
Multiply wildly
In the flash of death’s electric light.

Hands clasped in prayer,
Let the organ’s whispers gaze back upon life.
Hymns for your past and present
Take flight on the wings of angels.

A flickering candle flame
Relentlessly illuminates
The path God has shown to all.

Written on Friday, September 1, 2017, at 8 PM