七律:十月嘱子

娇儿远别莫匆匆，此去畅游天地中。
振羽穿云鹰得意，扬蹄破雾马从容。
山高岂止千年事，玉润难凭一日功。
母欲读书头已白，夜深犹自伴鸣虫。

儿子去年进了大学。时值练习七律，便把唠叨之语做了十月诗题。诗虽凑成，惜乎子之中文水平只够问母要东西吃。只好请诗友作舟翻成英文，然后寄与他读：

My son, there is no need to hurry
Before leaving home for the world.
Your journey will take you
To each corner of this earthly sphere.

Look how proudly the eagle flies!
Its wings cuts through the clouds like blades;
Or a galloping horse, hooves in midair
Breaking through the morning fog with grace.

It takes thousands of years
For the mountain to reach its peak;
To have a perfectly polished jade
You need more than a day's worth of work.

There are still books I want to read
Though your mother's hair has turned gray.
It's late, and I am sitting here alone
Listening to the insects sing.

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