去年10月7日,我在英文诗歌网站Allproetry上发表了一首英文诗《What's Your Language?》,当天被选上了首页。今年11月份这首诗入选了Allproetry出版的诗集《Is There Ever An End》。诗的主题是:爱是人类共同的语言(Love is the same language we all speak)。诗中象征性地采用了五种语言文字包括汉字“爱”,而这个“爱”字也因此成为了诗集中唯一的汉字。
Is there ever an end? 诗集封底上的引用语(quote by Antonio Brown)回答了这个问题:“The journey never ends, you just have to do what's right, continue to grow, continue to live in the moment.”现在正值岁末之际,借此和大家一起共勉。
《What's Your Language?》
love
answers a British girl
counting the ravens on Tower Bridge
amor
shouts a Spanish boy
kicking a ball in a soccer field
amour
says a French woman
sitting on the black iron bench under a sycamore tree
Liebe
whispers a German gentleman
riding a white horse in a forest
爱
speaks a Chinese lady
walking on the Great Wall with a purple skirt
Comments from Allproetry* :
brendan law - A wonderful piece with very good structure.
Stiff Little Shrew - Great idea. Perhaps all languages are languages of love after all.
Jferry - Yes, there are several ways and languages in which to celebrate love. And we should celebrate that fact ... as this lovely poem does.
Poetryan - Grá (love)
responds an Irish boy
reading a lovely poem in the comfort of a home
*Allpoetry is the world's largest and best poetry site.
中文版本
《什么是你的语言?》
爱
一个英国女孩回答
她在数塔桥上的乌鸦
爱
一个西班牙男孩喊道
他在足球场踢球
爱
一个法国女人说
她坐在梧桐树下的黑色铁椅上
爱
一位德国绅士低语
他在森林里骑着一匹白马
爱
一位中国女士说
她穿着紫色的裙子走在长城上
(photo by CBA7)
Happy New Year! 新年快乐!
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