Bilingual Poem: 《017 Fairy Tale Sits in Verse • 童话坐进诗里》
Maple leaves blush red, ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~枫叶一红
Autumn thickens, ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~秋天
Season’s weight grows ever dense. ~~~~~~~~~~ 又厚重了几分
Dreamt streams, softly sway, ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~梦中的小溪
Carrying Grandma’s tales, ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 载着外婆讲不完的童话
Wander through my hometown fray. ~~~~~~~~ 流过故乡
In these fairy tales of hers, ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 在外婆的童话里
A playful autumn gust scratches the trunk, ~~~秋风跑去挠一下树干
Leaves giggle, tumbling from trees. ~~~~~~~~~叶子就笑得落了一地
The sea and sky, ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 大海与天空
Exchange vows, ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~互换庚帖
Snow weds itself only to the north. ~~~~~~~~~ 雪，只肯嫁给北方
There, ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 在那里
Spring winds shake withered lotuses, ~~~~~~ 春风用力摇动枯荷
Awakens several blooming flowers. ~~~~~~~~便能摇出一朵莲花
Southern sun-showers, ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 南方的太阳雨
Occasionally grace the north, ~~~~~~~~~~~~~偶尔也会落在北方
River winds whisper at a gentle pace. ~~~~~~~江边吹着不眠的风
In that place, ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~在那里
Songs hide in peach blossoms, ~~~~~~~~~~~~ 信天游爱藏在桃花里
Melodies of joy and sorrow interlace. ~~~~~~~唱着淡淡的哀愁
Flipping a few pages of loneliness, ~~~~~~~~~ 风只需翻阅几片孤独
Leaves find their reason to fall, ~~~~~~~~~~~~树叶就找到了
A graceful journey, in a quiet space. ~~~~~~~~ 坠落的理由
Today, ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 今天
Grandma’s fairy tales, ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~外婆的童话
Sit in my poetry. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 坐进我的诗里
Like a cat, ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 像一只
Eyes narrowed, ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~眯着眼睛的猫
Gazing into the distance. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 注视着前方
Chickadees, ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~门前的山雀
by the door’s base, ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~聆听着
Heed the trees’ dwindling heartbeats. ~~~~~~~树木逐渐消瘦的心事
The cold west wind, ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~西风
Strips away the last leaves, ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 更加冷漠
In a brutal final chase. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 要吹落最后的残叶
Dry, yellow grasses, ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 枯黄的野草
Guarding the fields, ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~守望着
Like vigils for scarred lands. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~遍体鳞伤的田野
Lanterns aloft in trees, ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~树上的灯笼
Burning silently, ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 静静地燃着
Yearning to pierce the endless darkness. ~~~~~ 想把黑夜烧出一个透光的洞
Aside:
Within the woven tapestry of this poem lies a journey from the enchanting echoes of a grandmother’s fairy tales to the poignant realities of change and loss. As nostalgia intertwines with the present, each stanza unfolds layers of memory and the inexorable passage of time. It invites readers to reflect on their own experiences and the enduring power of stories.
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