补球衣偶兴

 

 

针脚稀疏逊女工，

隔窗谁识是思翁。

如今补衲堪罗雀，

烛焰收撩细窟窿。

*乙巳年夏缝球裤偶兴

 

 

Mending a Jersey  

My stitches, loose and sparse, shame a seamstress’ hand—
Beyond the pane, who knows this brooding man?
Now my patched robe could trap a sparrow’s flight,
By candlelight, I darn each tiny hole in sight.