
Spring Is Very Short
spring is very short
yet a snail stretches days
it measures time on the leaves
so prizing green minutes and seconds
it chew time, just as an old cow
ruminates hard-earned grass roots
time won't slow down for the snail
just like the sandglass won't obstruct
sneak steps of history for a grain of sand
due to the snail, time has carried
the heavy shell of history to the future
春天很短
蜗牛把日子拉长
蜗牛在叶子上丈量时间
多么珍视绿色的分秒
蜗牛咀嚼光阴,如同一头老牛
反刍来之不易的草根
时间不会因为蜗牛慢下来
就像沙漏,不会因为一粒沙子
梗阻历史潜行的脚步
因为蜗牛,时间驮载了
历史沉重的贝壳
曳向未来