新詩

一、干戈之聲

 

覺得聽見驚濤拍岸

如果你像我

夢境曾被異兆的雲打斷

 

「甲午年啊」

大洋深處的斷層也呢喃

喚醒海流與烏魚

寒冬即將南下

 

沙灘上有人逆風

憑弔干支循環的殘址

撥開乾癟的玫瑰花瓣

辨識燒焦的臉孔

 

一個火苗立在街頭

聚攏溼冷的樹葉取暖

人們屏住呼吸

 

吹迷眼的風仍舊吹著

仍舊召喚冢中枯骨

高傲的鬼眼磷磷瞪視

一個火苗頑強的搖曳

 

去了濕氣的樹葉遂都燃起

發出嗶嗶剝剝的干戈之聲

 

二、The Day before Tomorrow 明天之前

 

(作者註:這首寫於 11/29 日前夕,靈感出於兩部電影,The Day after Tomorrow, Enemy at the Gates, 因此先寫了英文,才翻成中文。保留英文部分,非敢於獻曝,乃欲保存當時心中的忐忑節奏)。

 

How I wish I were

where your breaths are held back

by suspense.

This city, emerging from the muddy summer of a basin, marches toward a cool history

in the late-coming autumn breeze.

I imagine.

 

但願此時也在那裡

當懸疑暫時止住你的呼吸

這座城市,走出盆地的泥濘夏季

邁向清爽的歷史

在秋天遲來的微風中

我想像

 

How I wish I were

where menacing shadows

are about to be retired

by the brave.

This City, burdened with unrealized romance, is once again eager to be embraced

at a junction where green light is steadily lit.

I imagine.

 

但願此時也在那裡

勇者興起,駭人的黑影即將退位

這座城市,背負未完成的浪漫

再度渴望被擁抱

路口的綠燈已堅定燃亮

我想像

 

How I wish I were

where a dream is beckoning

through streams of murmurs.

This City, muffled by broken promises, utters a renewed vow

on a less decorated stand.

I imagine.

 

但願此時也在那裡

呢呢喃喃的夢想正招手

這座城市,曾因破碎的承諾而噤聲

今日重立誓言

從樸素的講台上 我想像

 

How I wish I were

where hope will be counted

by eyes.

This City, confused by ambiguous legacies, shall sing her song without hesitation

in a hall where clarity and honor shall reign. I imagine.

 

但願此時也在那裡

當眼睛們數算一張張希望

這座城市,曾經惑於曖昧的傳統

從此唱自己的歌,不再羞赧

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