Peasant Vendor-农娃商

Fresh fish and lively ducks carried along the riverbank,
Waiting for the ferry, delayed, missing the market stall.
Thirsty ducks and wilted fish losing weight by the pound,
Sold cheap in confusion as the day trudges on.

*sketching my youth’s struggle to make a living

鲜鱼活鸭挑江干，

待渡船迟误市摊。

鸭渴鱼蔫浑掉秤，

糊涂贱卖日蹒跚。

*写吾年少谋生之事