《No Water Cleaner than Tears 没有比泪水更干净的水》


章节目录 第1章 The Little Liang Mountains Are Little

    TheLittleLiangMountains</p>

    Arelittle</p>

    Justaboutasbigasmyeyes</p>

    Iclosemyeyes</p>

    Andtheskyabovedarkens</p>

    TheLittleLiangMountains</p>

    Arelittle</p>

    Justaboutasbigasmyvoice</p>

    Exactlytherightsize</p>

    Formywordstotraverseit</p>

    Andrespondtomymother'scalls</p>

    TheLittleLiangMountains</p>

    Arelittle</p>

    Justassmallasaneedle'seye</p>

    Mypoemsoftencrossthem</p>

    Mendingmymother'sclothes</p>

    TheLittleLiangMountains</p>

    Arelittle</p>

    Justaboutasbigasmythumb</p>

    WhenI'maway</p>

    Ialwaysholditout</p>

    Onalevel</p>

    Withotherpeople'seyes</p>

章节目录 第2章 Choices

    Theskyistoobig</p>

    Ichoseonly</p>

    Thatsmallsliceovermyhead</p>

    Theriversaretoomany</p>

    Ichooseonly</p>

    Thatnamelessone</p>

    Whichrunsthrough</p>

    Mynativeplace</p>

    Amongallthepeople</p>

    Livinghere</p>

    Ichooseonly</p>

    AmannamedAzhengWujin</p>

    Tobemyfather</p>

    AwomannamedChe'erLamu</p>

    Tobemymother</p>

    NomatterwhereIgo</p>

    Thesolemountainatmyback</p>

    Takesitsname:</p>

    Sibu-jiong</p>

    Inmyarms</p>

    Ionlyhold</p>

    AvillagenamedGuoliu</p>

章节目录 第3章 A Village That Wont Grow Up

    Growingupisforchildren</p>

    Whenoldpeoplegrowup</p>

    Theygetevenolder</p>

    Villagesaren'tmadetogrowup</p>

    Thatpieceofland</p>

    Thatsliverofriver</p>

    Thathandfulofhouses</p>

    Thosepeople</p>

    Theirlivesandtheirdeaths</p>

    Somevillagerswalkout</p>

    Ofthevillage</p>

    Andnevereback</p>

    Theykeepthevillage</p>

    Intheireyes</p>

    Anacheintheirheart</p>

    Butmostpeoplegrowroots</p>

    Thatlasttheirwholelife</p>

    Andneveronceleave</p>

    Untildeathtakesthem</p>

章节目录 第4章 Lady Peaks

    Aftersnowfall</p>

    Thosemountainchains</p>

    Seemaswomen</p>

    Freshfrombathing</p>

    Layingtender</p>

    Ontheshore</p>

    OfLuguLake</p>

    Inthemoonlight</p>

    Theyarelovely</p>

    Passionsstir</p>

    Amongerectbreasts</p>

    Thatpointtohow</p>

    Theskyisthechild</p>

    Oftheirsuckling</p>

章节目录 第5章 Blues That Wont Blow Away

    Thedaywillnevere</p>

    Thatcansweepcleaneverylast</p>

    Dustparticle</p>

    Therewillalwaysbesome</p>

    Lefttofallinmemory'sgutter</p>

    Undertheeaves</p>

    Ourparentsgrowshorter</p>

    Bytheday</p>

    Ithinkofhowintheend</p>

    They'llbeburiedindust</p>

    Thewindwillneverblowaway</p>

    Thesorrowinmyheart</p>

章节目录 第6章 The River That Runs By Me

    Theriverthatrunsbyme</p>

    Stillhasnoname</p>

    Thegrasslanditflowsthrough</p>

    Wheregreenblades</p>

    Growluxuriant</p>

    Itpassesthroughvillages</p>

    Wherecookingsmokelingers</p>

    Itflowsonthrough</p>

    Nevertoreturn</p>

    Andyetnow</p>

    Itsoundlesslystripsfromme</p>

    Myyouth</p>

    Mylove</p>

    Itleavesmebehind</p>

    Likeastone</p>

    OntheLittleLiangMountains</p>

    Inthewind</p>

章节目录 第7章 A Flock of Sheep Walk Through a County Town

    Aflockofsheep</p>

    Isherdedvocally</p>

    Throughthecountytown</p>

    Thecarsallslowdown</p>

    Someevenstop</p>

    Toletthempassby</p>

    Nowandagainthesheeplookround</p>

    Allaround</p>

    Beforemovingon</p>

    Everalert</p>

    Asif</p>

    Behindthetallbuildings</p>

    Lurkedanimals</p>

    Moreawfulthanwolves</p>

    Withutmostcaution</p>

    Undershiningsun</p>

    Theywalk</p>

    Towardtheslaughterhouse</p>

章节目录 第8章 The Year 1958

    Intheyear1958</p>

    Ayoungwoman</p>

    Abeauty</p>

    Laybymyfather'sside</p>

    Butthoughhewasaman</p>

    Andstrongasanox</p>

    Hewasstarving</p>

    Nostrenh</p>

    Tolifteyestoher</p>

    Manyyearslater</p>

    Whenhespokeofthis</p>

    Withhisoldfriends</p>

    Hisheartstillweighedheavy</p>

    Thosetrulywerethedogdays</p>

    Hesaid</p>

    Noneedforfamilyplanning</p>

章节目录 第9章 Making My Intentions Clear

Iwanttobelikeamountain</p>

    Andstand</p>

    Iwanttobelikeariver</p>

    Andshedmyselfofmyself</p>

    Iwanttobee</p>

    Thegrainoftime</p>

    Andfeedhistory</p>

    IwanttoleadanancientNation</p>

    Backoutoftheearth</p>

章节目录 第10章 Sky of Yunnan

    Suchwonderworkers</p>

    TheYunnanese</p>

    Theywipetheirownskyclean</p>

    Everydaytheypelclouds</p>

    Topolishtheheavens</p>

    Tillthey'resoblue</p>

    Nothingtosayaboutit</p>

    ThatcleanYunnansky</p>

    Nowcleansesitscloudsout</p>

    Notaspeckofdirtleft</p>

    White</p>

    Spotless</p>

    Sowhite</p>

    Youthinkofdraftpaper</p>

    Onwhichtopenapoem</p>

章节目录 第11章 Cold Blows the Wind

    Ascreenofmountains</p>

    Cannotholdthewind</p>

    Inacornerofthesky</p>

    Windgathersstrenh</p>

    Toblowthroughmyvillage</p>

    Tomaketattersofkitchensmoke</p>

    Andscatterthesheepflock</p>

    Ontheslopes</p>

    Myvillageinthewind</p>

    Growscolder</p>

    Withtime</p>

    Andmorewind</p>

    Mythoughts</p>

    Moredistant</p>

章节目录 第12章 Birds in the Snowfield

    Birdsonthesnow</p>

    Havenohome</p>

    Nothingtoeat</p>

    Theyflyblind</p>

    Forawhile</p>

    Thenebackdown</p>

    Onthesnow</p>

    Thenflapback</p>

    Intoflight</p>

    Toperchonatreebranch</p>

    Thesnowdoesnotstop</p>

    Falling</p>

    Thebirdscurl</p>

    Intolittleballs</p>

    Glancingup</p>

    Onceinawhile</p>

    Atthegreyskyabove</p>

    Howsmalltheworld</p>

    Intheireyes</p>

    Sosmall</p>

    They'venowheretohide</p>

    Thesnowstill</p>

    Doesnotstop</p>

    Falling</p>

    Thebirdscanhearnothing</p>

    Aschildrenwithslingshots</p>

    Drawsilentlynear</p>

章节目录 第13章 A Poem from the Snowfield

    Thesnowfields</p>

    Thiswhitepaper</p>

    Givenbythegod</p>

    Isnothere</p>

    Forjustanyone</p>

    Topen</p>

    Theirblackletters</p>

    Withoutthinking</p>

    It'shardtowriteanything</p>

    Onthiskindofpaper</p>

    Iuseaspecialstyle</p>

    OfthePumiPeople</p>

    Ilookskywardandsing</p>

    Sothatmywords</p>

    Mayenterthesnowflakes</p>

    ThusIwrite</p>

    Mypoem</p>

    Onthispapersheet</p>

章节目录 第14章 Eagle

    1</p>

    Theskyofmyvillage</p>

    Isthedeepestblue</p>

    Cloth</p>

    Iusetheeagle'swing</p>

    Tomeasureandcutit</p>

    ThenIwrapit</p>

    Aroundyou</p>

    2</p>

    Askywithouteagles</p>

    Isempty</p>

    Withimagination</p>

    Aneaglefliesout</p>

    Frommyheart</p>

    Andwheelsinthesky</p>

    Searchingwithsharpeyes</p>

    Itstoops</p>

    Anddives</p>

    Andplucksyou</p>

    Fromthehumantide</p>

    Andcarriesyouhere</p>

    Tomyside</p>

章节目录 第15章 Watching the Sun Falls Down the Mountains

    Thesun'singdown</p>

    Themountain</p>

    Thegates</p>

    Ofallthewalledvillages</p>

    Inthesemountains</p>

    Areopen</p>

    Theroadsthatlead</p>

    Intothem</p>

    Arelikehands</p>

    Callingthecattleandsheepback</p>

    Lateontheirwayhome</p>

    Childrenoutfromschool</p>

    Peoplebackfromtheirlabour</p>

    Andsowalledvillages</p>

    Keepallthatistheirs</p>

    Onlystillnotraceofthehunters</p>

    Andthere'sachild</p>

    Stillsittingontheslope</p>

    Watchingthesun</p>

    Comedownthemountains</p>

    Thesun</p>

    Initslastmischievousmoment</p>

    Smearsthemountaintops</p>

    Andslidesdown</p>

    Towardswhere</p>

    Blacknight'sopenmouthwaits</p>

    Togulpitdown</p>

    Justthen</p>

    Thechildhearshismothercalling</p>

    Startlednight'sjawshangwide</p>

    Onalongdelay</p>

    Atthatmoment</p>

    Hedidn'tknow</p>

    Wherethesunwent</p>

    Orinwhosecare</p>

    Henowfoundhimself</p>

章节目录 第16章 The Birchleaf Pear Tree

    Mymemoryrecalls</p>

    Abirchleafpeartree</p>

    Andohhowtallitwas</p>

    Acrowdofpeople</p>

    Sitbesideit</p>

    Talkingaboutsomething</p>

    Sayingsomethingorother</p>

    Aboutohhowfaritis</p>

    Howdozensofbulls</p>

    Couldneverhaulitback</p>

    Today</p>

    Ibelatedlyfoundout</p>

    Thatthebirchleafpear</p>

    Reallyisn'tallthattall</p>

    Afewfamiliarfaces</p>

    Aregonefromthecrowdnow</p>

    Andthereareafewmore</p>

    Strangefacesthanbefore</p>

    Talkingaboutsomething</p>

    Motherstandsup</p>

    Fromtheirmidst</p>

    Severaldozenpairsofeyes</p>

    Searchmybody</p>

    Toseewhetherornot</p>

    Ilostsomething</p>

章节目录 第17章 Birds of My Hear

Inmyinnermostheart</p>

    Livebirdsbeyondnumber</p>

    Tweeting</p>

    Fluttering</p>

    Iwatchevervigilant</p>

    Overthem</p>

    Ifeartheywillflitout</p>

    Onlytofindnoshelterforsleeping</p>

    Norfoodforeating</p>

    Andperish</p>

章节目录 第18章 Language of the Mountains

    1</p>

    Whosays</p>

    Iblockedoutyourview</p>

    It'sjustthat</p>

    You'restanding</p>

    Undermyfeet</p>

    2</p>

    Plainspeople</p>

    Getawideopenlookattheworld</p>

    Mountainfolk</p>

    Mustclimbpeakuponpeak</p>

    Andstandonsummits</p>

    Beforetheygetto</p>

    Open-eyedwideness</p>

    Coastdwellers</p>

    Haveprofoundness</p>

    Totheirthinking</p>

    Mountainfolk</p>

    Mustmountpeakafterpeak</p>

    Andapproach</p>

    Thesky-void</p>

    Beforetheirthought</p>

    Maydeepen</p>

    3</p>

    Icouldbeflat</p>

    Too</p>

    Butwhy</p>

    WouldIwantthat</p>

    Whywouldthey</p>

    Wantmetofall</p>

    Prostrate</p>

    Ontheground</p>

    Isn'titbetter</p>

    Tostand</p>

    4</p>

    Thisisn'tthesnowline</p>

    Thisisawhitepurekhata1</p>

    Offeredup</p>

    Tothosebraveenough</p>

    Toscaleit</p>

    5</p>

    Believeit</p>

    Aslongasit'samountain</p>

    Atacriticaljuncture</p>

    It'scapableofmaking</p>

    Itspeaks</p>

    Likewolfteeth</p>

    Andgnash</p>

    Theirironbones</p>

章节目录 第19章 Wood Ear Mushrooms

    Woodearmushrooms</p>

    Arewoodenlogs</p>

    Aretheearsthatlogsgrow</p>

    Logears</p>

    Hearsomething</p>

    Whentornoutalive</p>

    Bysomehuman</p>

    Doesordoesnotthelogscream</p>

    Longthetimeweboilit</p>

    Thatsplit-secondit'sputinourmouth</p>

    Justanoisesingularandloud</p>

    Weappeartohavebitourownears</p>

    Beforethesecond'spassed</p>

    Wearenumb</p>

章节目录 第20章 The Beast Within

    Youyourselfdon'tknow</p>

    Howitmadethatstrangenoise</p>

    Fromitsmouth</p>

    Afterthatnoise</p>

    Youfeltveryrelaxed</p>

    Andyoudidn'tnotice</p>

    Thisquestion</p>

    Intheslightest</p>

    Isitaquestion</p>

    Youkeptwalkingforward</p>

    Andwithinyou</p>

    Thebeastopeneditseyesagain</p>

    Stretcheditselfout</p>

    I'mwaitingtohear</p>

    Thestrangecryofthebeast</p>

    Fromyourmouth</p>

    Butyoustop</p>

    Shootmeanoddlook</p>

    Likeyoujustheardsomething</p>

章节目录 第21章 Conversation About a Dead Man

    Idon'tknowonwhosetongue</p>

    Thedeadmanfirstlanded</p>

    Thisman</p>

    Knowntousall</p>

    Reachedouthisfeet</p>

    Intothebackofourmouths</p>

    Oncehefoundspace</p>

    Tostand</p>

    Helistenedquietly</p>

    Whilewetalked</p>

    Ofhislife</p>

    Ofhisexperience</p>

    Withlove</p>

    Evenofhisdeath</p>

    Andsolifecontinuedforhim</p>

    Aslongashesucked</p>

    Onourspittle</p>

    Oncewetalkedourselveshoarse</p>

    He'dalreadylived</p>

    Afullotherlifetime</p>

    Onourtonguetips</p>

    Butwhileweconverse</p>

    There'sonetopic:</p>

    Westeerclearof</p>

    Thatwetoowilldie</p>

章节目录 第22章 Ligh

    Anoldperson</p>

    Spitsaglob</p>

    Ofsaliva</p>

    Onhishand</p>

    Picksupasickle</p>

    Walksintothefields</p>

    Farfarintothefields</p>

    Isawaflash</p>

    Andthennothing</p>

    Iseemtohavesunk</p>

    Intheearth</p>

    Andrightnow</p>

    I'mgettingcloselyacquainted</p>

    Withasubstantially</p>

    Sizedpairoffeet</p>

    Whenthesickleflashesagain</p>

    Itslightshinesonablackcorner</p>

    Ofyonderlogcabin</p>

    Inthedistance</p>

    Inthattwinkling</p>

    Isaw</p>

    Markedwiththisworld'stransformations</p>

    Myfather's</p>

    Face</p>

章节目录 第23章 Day

Thedaysarepossessedofteeth</p>

    Onlythey'renotcasuallyvisible</p>

    Justlikeabreastfeedingchild</p>

    Thatsuddenly</p>

    Bitesdown</p>

    Agonisingpain</p>

    Ithurts</p>

章节目录 第24章 Wolf

    Wolveshavee</p>

    Noweveninthemountains</p>

    Peoplenolongersaythesewords</p>

    Totheirchildren</p>

    Tosoothetheirtears</p>

    Thewolfwesawinthezoo</p>

    Wasactuallyastraymutt</p>

    Acrossbreed</p>

    Wolfbeinganoun</p>

    Thatlivesindictionarycorners,</p>

    Thedullbluelightoftheireyes</p>

    AhWoo</p>

    Suchasimpleexpression</p>

    Leavesmodernpoetsashamed</p>

    Forseeingwheretheyfallshort</p>

章节目录 第25章 Cuckoo

    Alwaysinspring</p>

    Alwaysearlysomemorn</p>

    Theflyingcuckooarrives</p>

    Fromsomewhereintheworld</p>

    Tocallthepeopleawake</p>

    Fromtheirdeepslumber</p>

    Andurgethemout</p>

    Intothefields</p>

    Totilltheland</p>

    Tosowtheseed</p>

    She'sworried</p>

    They'llmisstheseason</p>

    Forfarming</p>

    Anxiousshecalls</p>

    Fliesfromthishilltothat</p>

    Bloodingouthermouth</p>

    Whensheshrieks</p>

    Herrapidbeatingheart</p>

    Looksreadytojump</p>

    Upherthroat</p>

    Underherurging</p>

    Peoplefileout</p>

    Tothefields</p>

    Andbegin</p>

    Togetbusy</p>

    Inharvestseason</p>

    Nooneknowswherethecuckoowent</p>

    Butwhenitcallsout</p>

    Nextyear'sspring</p>

    Peopleremember</p>

    Timetosowseedagain</p>

章节目录 第26章 A Crow I Once Saw

    1</p>

    BeihaiParkBeijing</p>

    Soblackwasthattop</p>

    Atoptheironrod</p>

    Whenittookoff</p>

    Iknewitforacrow</p>

    Outinthecountry</p>

    Crowsareamontypeofbird</p>

    WhywouldBeihaipark</p>

    Haveabirdlikethis</p>

    2</p>

    ThiscrowI'mtalkingabout</p>

    Isn'ttheone</p>

    Inmyprimaryschooltextbook</p>

    Drinkingwater</p>

    Thisone'snotasclever</p>

    Asallthat</p>

    Idon'tknowwhoputhimuptoit</p>

    Flyingoverhere</p>

    Toperchonapinetree</p>

    Andtellme</p>

    Oneofmycloseones</p>

    Isgone</p>

    Iusemyslingshot</p>

    Toshootarockathim</p>

    Hetakesflight</p>

    Perchesonanothertree</p>

    Andtellsme</p>

    Oneofmycloseones</p>

    Trulyisgone</p>

    WhenIgothome</p>

    Oneofmycloseones</p>

    Trulywasgone</p>

    Ithinkofthatcrow</p>

    Thatcrowthatwasalways</p>

    Tellingmebadnews</p>

    Hereallyisanexcellentcrow</p>

    Ithinkinmyheart</p>

    Perhapsinthisworld</p>

    Crowsaretheonlybirds</p>

    Thatcan'tlie</p>

章节目录 第27章 Piccolo

    1</p>

    Howmanyyearsago</p>

    Thatwolfhowl</p>

    Andtonight</p>

    Itarrivesinmyheart</p>

    2</p>

    Adog'sbark</p>

    Joltstheworldawake</p>

    Itstepson</p>

    Night'stail</p>

    3</p>

    Mountainsarewaves</p>

    Coalesced</p>

    Theirbloodwayslinkoceans</p>

    4</p>

    LinDaiyu'shandkerchief</p>

    Floatsintheair</p>

    Wringitonce</p>

    Yougetafistful</p>

    Oftears</p>

    5</p>

    Astonedrumskin</p>

    Whocanpoundittothunder</p>

    Whohearsitsheartyell</p>

    6</p>

    Yes</p>

    Iamarock</p>

    Ahardworthlessrock</p>

    Youlookedatmeonce</p>

    AndIshattered</p>

    7</p>

    Apoetaskedmyparents</p>

    Whynotmovetothecity</p>

    Theysaidthere'snosoil</p>

    Nofoodtobegrownthere</p>

    8</p>

    Whosaysthewind</p>

    Isilliterate</p>

    Lamashangsutraflags</p>

    Fromhighuponmountains</p>

    Forthewindtointone</p>

章节目录 第28章 Bachelor Town

    Themayorsays</p>

    Thisvillagelackswater</p>

    There'snotenoughfood</p>

    Either</p>

    Thewomenhaveallleft</p>

    Tofindwork</p>

    It'sabachelortown</p>

    Fullofnothingbutbachelors</p>

    Thecountymagistratejokeswiththemayor</p>

    Heshouldhookupwithwidow-ville</p>

    Thenherapshisgavel</p>

    Andsolvestheproblem</p>

    Ofdrawingwater</p>

    Forhumansandlivestock</p>

    Waterwasdrawn</p>

    Naturallythequestion</p>

    Ofdaytodayneeds</p>

    Wasadequatelyanswered</p>

    Butthewomenwhowentaway</p>

    Towork</p>

    Stilldidn'teback</p>

    Ihearafewcametovisit</p>

    ForNewYear</p>

    Thenstoletheirlittlesisters</p>

    Awaywiththem</p>

章节目录 第29章 The Sea on Its Back

Amountainroad</p>

    Likearope</p>

    Plungesdeep</p>

    Intheshoulder-blade</p>

    Ofthemountain</p>

    Theseaonitsback</p>

    Startstoshake</p>

    Themoon'slikealadle</p>

    Ofsilver</p>

    Thatfloats</p>

    Onthesurface</p>

章节目录 第30章 River

    Afewthousandyearspast</p>

    Confuciusstood</p>

    Byariver</p>

    Andsighed</p>

    Thatthings</p>

    Flowawaythus</p>

    Theyear1999</p>

    Iwasbyariver</p>

    InYunnan</p>

    Thinkinghowgreatitwouldbe</p>

    Iftimewereflowingwater</p>

    Adamcouldbebuilt</p>

    AndmaybeConfucius</p>

    Wouldsitknee-to-knee</p>

    Withme</p>

    Andchat</p>

章节目录 第31章 Sieves

    Wehavetwosieves</p>

    Inthehouse:</p>

    Onefinesieve</p>

    Oneroughsieve</p>

    Thefinesievemotheruses</p>

    Tosiftoutmoney</p>

    Formystudies</p>

    Shethenusestheroughsieve</p>

    Tosiftoutgrainforourfamily</p>

    Tonight</p>

    AsIfacethedraftpaper</p>

    It'slikefacing</p>

    Theholesofasieve</p>

    I'minpieces</p>

    BeforeIevenregister</p>

    Thelastthingtosiftout</p>

    Isastone</p>

    Butlookclosely</p>

    Andit'saheart</p>

    Grownofflesh</p>

章节目录 第32章 Broken Chapters

    1</p>

    Toloveornottolove</p>

    Aquestionevenhardertoanswer</p>

    Thantobe</p>

    Ornottobe</p>

    2</p>

    Whydojoy'swings</p>

    Castasorrowfulshadow</p>

    WhenonabigroadIthinkofyou</p>

    Whydoesthetrafficpileup</p>

    ButwhenonlittlepathsIthinkofyou</p>

    It'srocksthatheapup</p>

    3</p>

    ActuallyI'mnotatalllonely</p>

    Intheabsolutedark</p>

    Ofthenight</p>

    Myshadow</p>

    Keepsmeclosepany</p>

    4</p>

    Thesandwastakenbywind</p>

    Therainwastakenbyclouds</p>

    Butyou</p>

    Youhideoutdeepinmymemory</p>

    Nothingcantakeyouaway</p>

章节目录 第33章 Over Distant Hills

    Bytheasphaltroadside</p>

    Isaswatheofricepaddies</p>

    Themostbeautifulspot</p>

    Inthissmalltown</p>

    Onmyway</p>

    Inandout</p>

    Ofmyoffice</p>

    Iwouldoftencatchsight</p>

    Ofpeopleatworkinthepaddies</p>

    Thewaytheylook</p>

    Remindsmeofmyparents</p>

    Andmyvillage</p>

    Nowbuildinguponbuilding</p>

    Hasswallowedthericepaddiesup</p>

    Thefieldsleavenomark</p>

    Onthecornersoftheirmouths</p>

    It'shardforme</p>

    Tobrushpastthosefarmers</p>

    Iknowafewbysight</p>

    They'realwayswearing</p>

    Westernclothes</p>

    Atharvest</p>

    Andplantingtime</p>

    WhenIthinkofmyvillage</p>

    Myeyescanbutroam</p>

    Thefarhills</p>

章节目录 第34章 Wood

Priortobeingalog</p>

    Thatlogwasatree</p>

    Thetrunkofatreemindyou</p>

    Afterbeingalog</p>

    Itdidn'tsayanythingelse</p>

    Butbeforeitbecameash</p>

    Insomefieryfurnace</p>

    Itcriedoutfor</p>

    —Mother</p>

章节目录 第35章 Meeting on the Road

    Aftertherain</p>

    Frogsthesizeofyourfinger</p>

    Covertheearth</p>

    Withhopping</p>

    Iwalkdowntheroad</p>

    Withexceptionalcare</p>

    Fearfulthatotherwise</p>

    Imightcostthemtheirlives</p>

    Sometimes</p>

    I'venochoicebuttostop</p>

    Andcarefullyexamine</p>

    Alittlegreyblob</p>

    Todetermineifitmightbeafrog</p>

    Imagine</p>

    Ifsomethingelseweretopass</p>

    Overourheads</p>

    Andtakesuchpain-stakingcare</p>

    Idon'tknow</p>

    Ifanythingcouldbe</p>

    Morefortunatethanthat</p>

章节目录 第36章 Saya Temple

    EachtimeIseevisitors</p>

    Outofmyoffice</p>

    Withmyeyes</p>

    Sayatempleisthere</p>

    Standingbeforeme</p>

    AndyetI'veneveroncenoticedit</p>

    It'sasifthere'sjustnoconnection</p>

    Betweenitsexistenceandmine</p>

    TodaywhenIpeeredearnestly</p>

    ThroughtherainatSayaTemple</p>

    Thatpagoda</p>

    Thatwind-chime</p>

    Thatsweetcurlingincense</p>

    Andthenthere's</p>

    Thenever-endingmountains</p>

    Offinthedistance</p>

    Itpullsatmygaze</p>

    Withthetiniestforce</p>

    Ifeelashapelesshand</p>

    Hollowingoutmyheart</p>

    Ishiver</p>

    QuicklyIrecall</p>

    Mywanderinggaze</p>

    Andpickupanewspaper</p>

章节目录 第37章 Magpie

    InLabotuodian</p>

    APumivillage</p>

    Ispiedtwomagpies</p>

    Theylookedtome</p>

    Liketwolinesoffineverse</p>

    Theyscreechhappily</p>

    Fromtheirbranch</p>

    I'dlostmyprimaryschooltextbook</p>

    Manyyearsearlier</p>

    Butonephrasefromit</p>

    Keptingbacktome:</p>

    Themagpieonthebranch</p>

    Goeska-ka</p>

    Igottheunmistakeablesense</p>

    ThatanotherthingI'dlost</p>

    Wasonemagpie</p>

章节目录 第38章 Short Songs

    1</p>

    Howlongtheroad</p>

    Theserainshavetravelled</p>

    Theirsweatpoursdown</p>

    Nostoppingit</p>

    2</p>

    Whyarethosewinds</p>

    Alwaysavoidingus</p>

    Arethecollars</p>

    Oftheirwindjacketsturnedup</p>

    3</p>

    Whymusttherebeasky</p>

    Whymusttherebeearth</p>

    Whymusttherebeus</p>

    Inarealmwithoutmen</p>

    Whoisthefirstanimal</p>

    Toponderthisworld</p>

章节目录 第39章 Snows of Mount Xuebang

    Isawsomesnow</p>

    IsawsnowonMountXuebang</p>

    Glintingunderthesun</p>

    Reflectingthewhiteness</p>

    Inmyheart</p>

    IthinkofthePumi</p>

    Apeoplesimilar</p>

    Tothesnow</p>

    Ican'tstop</p>

    Mytearsfromfalling</p>

    Howmanyyears</p>

    Howmuchsnow</p>

    ThatfellonMountXuebang</p>

    Whitenessbeyondknowledge</p>

    Mylovedones</p>

    Atwork</p>

    Atthefootofthemountain</p>

    Occasionallylookup</p>

    Atthesnowontheslopes</p>

    Andareunabletorestrainthemselves</p>

    Fromsinging</p>

    Tree-encasedsnowsings</p>

    SnowsofNineDragonsdrift</p>

    SnowsoftheLittleLiangMountains</p>

    Areatdance</p>

    Thereismuchmoresnowstill</p>

    Fallingsoundlessly</p>

    Ontheearth'scorners</p>

    Puttingforthwhiteness</p>

    Silently</p>

章节目录 第40章 Three River Gateways

    Whoguardsyondermountains</p>

    Whoguardsyonderforests</p>

    Whoguardsyonder</p>

    Mysticaleverything</p>

    Ihavee</p>

    Likeopeningabook</p>

    Theyopenedagate</p>

    NamedJinshaRiver</p>

    Likeopeningcupboards</p>

    Fullofgrain</p>

    Theyopenedagate</p>

    NamedNujiangRiver</p>

    Likeopeningabottle</p>

    Ofgoodvintagewine</p>

    Theyopenedagate</p>

    NamedLancangRiver</p>

    Allopengates</p>

    Leadtothesea</p>

    Withyellowwine</p>

    Andolddrinkingsongs</p>

    Theyopenedthegate</p>

    Ofmyheart</p>

    SothatIproudlymaysay:</p>

    Iamthesonofthesky</p>

    Andthesonoftheearth</p>

    IamPumi</p>

    Istandbetween</p>

    Earthandsky</p>

章节目录 第41章 No Water Cleaner Than Tears

    Ihaveefromfaraway</p>

    Iknowthatmybrother</p>

    NamedHeGuosheng</p>

    Iswaitingforme</p>

    Inaplacecalled</p>

    Deshengvillage</p>

    BeforeIwasborn</p>

    Thatvillagewaswaitingforme</p>

    BeforeIcouldwalk</p>

    Thatpathwaswaitingforme</p>

    Iwasborn</p>

    Igrewup</p>

    Finally</p>

    Followingtheirgazes</p>

    Icamehere</p>

    Wewalkedtogether</p>

    Mother'stearsflow</p>

    Father'stearsflow</p>

    Mybrother'stearsflow</p>

    Myowntearsflow</p>

    Ourtearsflowtogether</p>

    Inthisworld</p>

    Thereisnowater</p>

    Cleanerthantears</p>

章节目录 第42章 I Do Not Know

    Idonotknow</p>

    Whogaveme</p>

    Mysoftspokenparents</p>

    Idonotknow</p>

    Whogaveme</p>

    AholymountainnamedSibu-jiong</p>

    Idonotknow</p>

    Whogaveme</p>

    ThisvillagenamedGuoliu</p>

    AndIdonotknow</p>

    Whogaveme</p>

    AnoceanIcannotsee</p>

    Iwillforever</p>

    Feelgratitude</p>

    Fortheexistence</p>

    Ofthis'Idonotknow'</p>

章节目录 第43章 The Yila Grasslands

    Upinthegrasslands</p>

    Grassgrows</p>

    Crazyfast</p>

    Windblowsover</p>

    Unwillingtobow</p>

    Itsheaddown</p>

    Ah</p>

    Thatcrazyfastgrowinggrass</p>

    Alwaysleadsmeastray</p>

    Andtriestoturnmeinto</p>

    Acool-eyedhorse</p>

    Ofthegrassland</p>

    Watchingtouristsgoby</p>

    Ioughttositdown</p>

    Tobeeayak</p>

    Insomesilverbowl</p>

    TheNapaSea</p>

    Isservedup</p>

    Bysomeone</p>

章节目录 第44章 The Meri Snow Mountains

    Youraltitude</p>

    Isthelivingaltitude</p>

    Ofthespirits</p>

    Eventhoughpeople</p>

    Haveclimbedyou</p>

    Intheend</p>

    Theyhadtoeslowly</p>

    Backdown</p>

    Andnow</p>

    Yousitcross-legged</p>

    Notsayingaword</p>

    Makinggreen</p>

    Whatoughttobegreen</p>

    Makinggrey</p>

    Whatoughttobegrey</p>

    Makingyellow</p>

    Whatoughttobeyellow</p>

    Making</p>

    Whatoughttobewhite</p>

    Whiter</p>

章节目录 第45章 A Potato Story

    Ibroughtsome</p>

    Exceptionalquality</p>

    Potatoseeds</p>

    Backhome</p>

    Tomyvillage</p>

    Ihandedthemout</p>

    Tomycountrymen</p>

    Whenautumncame</p>

    Mywifereturnedhome</p>

    Tovisit</p>

    Thosepotatoes</p>

    Shesaid</p>

    Arebigandwhite</p>

    Alittlebigger</p>

    Andthey'dendup</p>

    Onthealtar</p>

    Asanoffering</p>

    Themothers</p>

    Cameupwithanameforthem:</p>

    Luruo'spotatoes</p>

    WhenIheardthis</p>

    Itwaslikesomeone</p>

    kissedme</p>

章节目录 第46章 Fresh Flowers Bloom

    —WrittenincelebrationofthefiftiethanniversaryofthefoundingofNinglangYizu*autonomouscountyseat</p>

    Fiftyyearsago</p>

    Today</p>

    Onthispatchofearth</p>

    Abullet</p>

    Endedanera</p>

    Twelveethnicities</p>

    Begansowing</p>

    Seedsofhope</p>

    Today</p>

    Fiftyyearslater</p>

    Weetogether</p>

    Injoy</p>

    Todanceandsing</p>

    Andcelebrate</p>

    Ourblessings</p>

    Amongmillionsofchildren</p>

    Onthispatchofearth</p>

    Iamthemostordinary</p>

    Iwastheone</p>

    Balancingtwolamps</p>

    Onhisshoulder</p>

    Walkingthroughtheblacknight</p>

    Watchedbyhismother</p>

    Iknowmymother'sbirthday</p>

    Fallswhenautumnapproaches</p>

    Itelltheflowers</p>

    Onthemountains</p>

    Toholdon</p>

    Togetthroughspringandsummer</p>

    Andthenbloom</p>

    *TheYipeopleareoneofthe56ethnicminoritiesrecognisedinthePeople'sRepublicofChina</p>

章节目录 第47章 An Ah－ma of the Yi People

    Fromthecity</p>

    Icameintothehinterland</p>

    OftheLittleLiangMountains</p>

    MajinziMaoniuping</p>

    AnAh-maoftheYi</p>

    Wantedtokillherchicken</p>

    Totreatmetodinner</p>

    Shehadnochildren</p>

    Andherhusband</p>

    Diedmanyyearsago</p>

    ShesaidIwasher</p>

    Mostdistinguishedguest</p>

    Butshehadnothing</p>

    Worthywithwhich</p>

    Toweleme</p>

    Onlythischicken</p>

    Thewindkeptblowing</p>

    Throughherlogcabin</p>

    Therewasnofoodinherhouse</p>

    Exceptafewpotatoes</p>

    Iheldbackmytears</p>

    Andsaid:</p>

    Ah-ma</p>

    Don'tkillthechicken</p>

    Isittoodirty</p>

    Shesaid</p>

    YouareanAh-ma</p>

    Isaid</p>

    SohowcouldI</p>

章节目录 第48章 Nothing Cleaner Than This

It'sjust</p>

    Ireallycan'teat</p>

    Rightnow</p>

    Noteven</p>

    Aspoonfulofsoup</p>

    Ipushedsomemoney</p>

    Onher</p>

    Andleft</p>

    Walkedfaraway</p>

    ButnothingIcando</p>

    Fromthatsorrow</p>

章节目录 第49章 Holy Sibu－Jiong Mountain

    AbovetheLittleLiangMountains</p>

    Sibu-Jiong</p>

    Isjustanotherordinarymountain</p>

    Andyetitguardsover</p>

    AvillagenamedGuoliu</p>

    AndthreePumifamilies</p>

    Whoholditsacred</p>

    Earlyeverymorning</p>

    Fatherburnsincense</p>

    Foritsholiness</p>

    Andeveryevening</p>

    Motherwashespolishes</p>

    Oursacrificialwaterdish</p>

    ThedayIleftmyvillage</p>

    Iknockedoutthreepiouskow-tows</p>

    Formyfamily'sholymountain</p>

    AsIloweredmyhead</p>

    Tearssprinkledonmymother'searth</p>

    AsIliftedmyhead</p>

    Myghostfalledout</p>

    Onmyfather'smountain</p>

    IfEveryone</p>

    Hadtohavetheirownmountain</p>

    Onwhichtorely</p>

    Tostandbehindthem</p>

    Themountainatmyback</p>

    IsnamedSibu-Jiong</p>

    Tomymind'seyes</p>

    EvenPeakQomolangma</p>

    Cannotpare</p>

    Inbothheight</p>

    Andbreath-takinggrandeur</p>

章节目录 第50章 Guoliu

    Among</p>

    Asmanyvillages</p>

    Asstarsinthenightsky</p>

    Thereisone</p>

    Resemblesthemoon</p>

    Andthesun</p>

    Guoliu</p>

    Mynativeplace</p>

    Whererain</p>

    Canshedtears</p>

    Andthewind</p>

    Canwraparoundyou</p>

    Wherethesnow</p>

    Knowsmovement</p>

    Asdance</p>

    Wheretherivers</p>

    Flowthroughme</p>

    Myblood</p>

    Wherethemountains</p>

    Growasbones</p>

    Myskeleton</p>

    Iknowthespirits</p>

    Ofthatplace</p>

    Andtheghoststoo</p>

    Whentheyseeme</p>

    Weexchange</p>

    Anembrace</p>

    Myvillage</p>

    Theonlyghosts</p>

    Intheworld</p>

    Thatwouldnever</p>

    Harmme</p>

章节目录 第51章 Lightning Strike

Who</p>

    Inthecourtofheaven</p>

    Soundedthewardrums</p>

    Wholaunched</p>

    Thisnewconflict</p>

    Lightningstrikes</p>

    IseeGod</p>

    Hishoaryoldface</p>

章节目录 第52章 Beggar

    TheLittleLiangMountains</p>

    Inwinter</p>

    Thewindalways</p>

    Keepsaknifeinitsbelt</p>

    CrossingWangeliangzi</p>

    Wearingagreatcoat</p>

    Iwalked</p>

    Throughthecrowd</p>

    Andhadanencounter</p>

    Iwasn'texpecting</p>

    Hestaredatme</p>

    Andreachedoutahand</p>

    Likeadrywitheredleaf</p>

    Iwasimmobilised</p>

    Byhisgaze</p>

    Couldn'tmakemyfeet</p>

    Move</p>

    Hismucus</p>

    Shonefrosty</p>

    Inhismoustache</p>

    Histhroattwitched</p>

    Buthecouldnot</p>

    Speak</p>

    Asmallballoffire</p>

    Inhiseyes</p>

    Dancing</p>

    Iputmyhands</p>

    Inmypockets</p>

    Ifeltabitawkward</p>

    —Nomoneyinmypockets</p>

    IntheendItookoutacigarette</p>

    ThenIfoundalighter</p>

    Andlitit</p>

    Forhim</p>

    Ipattedhisshoulder</p>

    Andwalkedregretful</p>

    Away</p>

    Iwasupset</p>

    Ihadnomoneyonme</p>

    Butitshouldbeknown</p>

    Thatweather-beatenman</p>

    Inthislife</p>

    Willonlyreachout</p>

    Topeoplewithpoetry</p>

    Intheirheart</p>

章节目录 第53章 Blacker Than Nigh

    Iamtrapped</p>

    Inoneofnight'sdarkplaces</p>

    Iamtrapped</p>

    Inablacker-than-night</p>

    Coalpit</p>

    Iseethehand</p>

    OfthespiritofDeath</p>

    Reachouttotheminers</p>

    Buttheminersferocious</p>

    Bitdown</p>

    Onamouthfulofcoal</p>

    Theystayedsilent</p>

    Afterthat</p>

    Buttheirteeth</p>

    Dazzledwhite</p>

    Andeventhespiritofdeath</p>

    Feltnervous</p>

章节目录 第54章 Pigs Trough Becomes a Boa

    Astill-standingtree</p>

    Wokeuponemorning</p>

    Withitsheart</p>

    Scoopedout</p>

    Itbecameatrough</p>

    Forpigfeed</p>

    Thencameaflood</p>

    Thatsweptallaway</p>

    Exceptforoneperson:</p>

    Awoman</p>

    Whooncefedthosepigs</p>

    Sheescaped</p>

    Inthepigs'trough</p>

    Asoftoday</p>

    Thatpigtroughboat</p>

    Hasitsownsilentberth</p>

    Ontheshores</p>

    OfLuguLake</p>

    Whereitawaits</p>

    Distanttravellers</p>

    Tocarefullysitdown</p>

    Insideit</p>

    Thenpaddleforthesource</p>

    Offolklore</p>

章节目录 第55章 Crops on the Shore of Lake Lugu

    Thecropshere</p>

    Getprogressivelyfurther</p>

    Removedfromtheirfunction</p>

    Asfood</p>

    Theygrowtaller</p>

    Bythelakeshore</p>

    Tallerthanakitchenstove</p>

    Higherthanourmouths</p>

    Theday'steeth</p>

    Haveahardtime</p>

    Gettingagoodbitein</p>

    Takingpartinthescenery</p>

    Cropsshiverinthewind</p>

    Onlypeoplewhohaveaged</p>

    Reallyknowtofeelthem</p>

    Onlytheyknow</p>

    Inthetimebeforedevelopment</p>

    Fortourism</p>

    Thosecrops</p>

    Intheireyes</p>

    Weresometimesmorebeautiful</p>

    ThanLakeLugu</p>

章节目录 第56章 Person Behind the Clouds

    I'veneverseen</p>

    Hisface</p>

    Nevergotagoodlook</p>

    Athim</p>

    Heishiddendeep</p>

    Behindthecloudlayer</p>

    Noonecanguess</p>

    Athismood</p>

    Sometimes</p>

    Hefliesintofuries</p>

    Atothertimes</p>

    Hehideshisface</p>

    Andcries</p>

    Sometimes</p>

    Heiscold</p>

    Asfrost-crustedice</p>

    Fogclears</p>

    Andcloudspart</p>

    He'sdisappeared</p>

    Anenigma</p>

章节目录 第57章 Home of the Immortals

    Byanisletpavilion</p>

    Intheheartofthelake</p>

    AmannamedJosephRock</p>

    Satonabench</p>

    Sunninghisbelly</p>

    ThisAustrian-American</p>

    Wrotebyspecialarrangement</p>

    ForNationalGeographic</p>

    Hiseyesnarrowed</p>

    Onthevergeofdroppingoff</p>

    Intosleep</p>

    Alongtimelatertheyopened</p>

    Hewipedawaydrool</p>

    HewatchedLakeLugu's</p>

    Softgentlewaves</p>

    Andsaid</p>

    Thisistrulyaplace</p>

    Fitforimmortals</p>

    Asifheweretheimmortal</p>

    Ilookathisphotograph</p>

    Hisblueeyesseem</p>

    Tobelookingout</p>

    Fromapastlife</p>

    Intothisone</p>

    Atthecornerofmymouth</p>

    Acurlofcontempt</p>

章节目录 第58章 The Question of the Great Sichuan Earthquake

OhMotherEarth</p>

    Whydoyou</p>

    Choosethisway</p>

    Toshowyoucare</p>

    Forus</p>

章节目录 第59章 Last Lesson

    Children</p>

    Sitintheclassroom</p>

    Andlistentoteacher</p>

    Theydonotknow</p>

    Thiswillbetheirlastlesson</p>

    Inthehumanworld</p>

    Becausetheydon'tknow</p>

    Theystilllistenattentively</p>

    Andtakedetailednotes</p>

    Completelyunaware</p>

    Thespiritofdeath</p>

    Drawssilentlynear</p>

    Notenoughtime</p>

    Tothinktheiranswerover</p>

    Andsayit</p>

    This'why?'</p>

    Thatcameoutofnowhere</p>

    Hasgone</p>

    Tosomeotherworld</p>

章节目录 第60章 Asphyxiation

Myeyes</p>

    Haveneverseen</p>

    Soblurrily</p>

    Swatheuponswathe</p>

    Ofruinedrubble</p>

    Nearlyblindedme</p>

    Mystomach</p>

    Hasneverhurt</p>

    Sobadly</p>

    Somanypeoplekilled</p>

    Itchokesme</p>

章节目录 第61章 For Yang Guoqing

    Thedisasterfell</p>

    Rightonyourhometown</p>

    Mybrother</p>

    Areyousafe</p>

    Areyouwell</p>

    Icallyourphone</p>

    Againandagain</p>

    Butit'salwaysswitchedoff</p>

    Ilistenrespectfully</p>

    ToTheMagicJiuzhaigou</p>

    Andthinkofmybrother</p>

    Perhapsgrippingidentification</p>

    Ofhisdeath</p>

    Whatmannerofrubble</p>

    Yoursilencefellinto</p>

    Tearsfillmyface</p>

    Ontheedgeofdespair</p>

    Ifindtheletters</p>

    Ofourcorrespondence</p>

    Iwanttocheeroutloud</p>

    Tocelebrateyourlife</p>

    Buttherearetoomany</p>

    Dead</p>

    Theymakemesob</p>

章节目录 第62章 Ali Mountains—Sun and Moon Lake

    TreesofMountAli</p>

    Stillovergrowing</p>

    Mybrain</p>

    IseeSunandMoonLake</p>

    Again</p>

    Smashingonthecliffs</p>

    Ofmysoul</p>

    Themountains</p>

    LiketheLittleLiangMountains</p>

    Standstraight</p>

    Gazetothedistance</p>

    Thewaters</p>

    LikeLakeLugu</p>

    Vesselsforlovesickness</p>

    Andlanguish</p>

章节目录 第63章 In One of the Worlds High Places

    SnowPeaks</p>

    Highastralwinds</p>

    Heaveniscold</p>

    Earthfrozen</p>

    Auspiciouscloudsandthetorch</p>

    Giverisetopassion</p>

    Onestepatatime</p>

    Wewalk</p>

    Tooneoftheworld'shighplaces</p>

    Ourancestorsbeforeus</p>

    Dreamedofchasingthesun</p>

    Ofpullingthemoon</p>

    Intotheirarms</p>

    Today</p>

    Fortheholyflame</p>

    OfOlympia</p>

    Wewouldlightfireontheroof</p>

    OfPeakQomolangma</p>

    Allwecanask:</p>

    Isthatourfeet</p>

    Treadsteady</p>

    Oneaftertheother</p>

    Uptothehighplaces</p>

    Ofthisworld</p>

    FromtheOlympicDream</p>

    Firstenvisionedin1908</p>

    ByTianjinYouthmagazine</p>

    FromLiuChangchun's</p>

    Lonelyappearance</p>

    OntheOlympicfield</p>

    Tothefirsttime</p>

    TheFive-StarredRedFlag</p>

    FlewattheLosAngelesOlympics</p>

    To2008inBeijing</p>

    Whenthedreamcamefullcircle</p>

    Onehundredyearspassed</p>

    We'vewalkedsomany</p>

    Difficultroads</p>

    Butnoonecandeny</p>

    Thefireinourheart</p>

    Wasthereallalong</p>

    Andcouldnevergoout</p>

    BackwhenPrometheusstole</p>

    Theseedsoffire</p>

    Whathewasstealing</p>

    WasthesparksthatSuirenshi*</p>

    Drilledfromhiswood</p>

    Butaboveall</p>

    ItwastheflameoftheChinesePeople</p>

    Itsconstantstrivingforstrenh</p>

    Weusethisfire</p>

    Towardoffthedarkness</p>

    Toigniteourconviction</p>

    WhenXuHaifeng</p>

    Shatteredwiththispistol</p>

    Themockerybehindthatoldmoniker</p>

    'ThesickmanofEastAsia'</p>

    Finallytheworldwitnessed</p>

    China'spowerandbeauty</p>

    Onehundredyears</p>

    We'vebeenwalkingjustlikethis</p>

    Onestepatatime</p>

    Towardsthehighplaces</p>

    Ofthisworld</p>

    Neverbefore</p>

    Havewefeltthirstyaswenowdo</p>

    Toshowourselvesoff</p>

    Fromahighplace</p>

    Tomergewiththeworld</p>

    Whenpeaceprogress</p>

    AndtheLightcame</p>

    Justaswedreamedit</p>

    Inthebrightlight</p>

    Offire</p>

    Weraisedupourhonour</p>

    Finally</p>

    Andlettheworldhear</p>

    Oursolemnoath</p>

    *Suirenshi,oneofthelegendaryThreeAugustEmperorsofantiquity;supposedtohavediscoveredfire</p>

章节目录 第64章 I Cant Even Imagine

    Ijustcan'timagine</p>

    Thetallmassesoftenements</p>

    Turningintoaforest</p>

    EvenifIcould</p>

    Stillnoway</p>

    Icouldimagine</p>

    Thepeopleinthosebuildings</p>

    Ashappylittlebirds</p>

    AndIsimplycan'timagine</p>

    Theshuttlingmotorisedbustle</p>

    Flowingasariver</p>

    AndevenifIcould</p>

    Icouldneverimagine</p>

    Thosegiantmetal-shelledbugs</p>

    Asfishatjoyousswim</p>

    Onthewetmuddyroad</p>

    Myhairstandsup</p>

    Likereinforcedsteel</p>

章节目录 第65章 Angry Sea

    Ariver</p>

    Washurt</p>

    Onitswaythroughacity</p>

    Holdingahand</p>

    Toitswound</p>

    Ithurriestoescape</p>

    Butitswayisblocked</p>

    Byonefactory</p>

    Afteranother</p>

    Itmissedthefourseasons</p>

    Andtheirlove</p>

    Cloudedeyes</p>

    Can'tfindtheroad</p>

    Tothesea</p>

    Aditchfullofhurt</p>

    Thatnooneunderstands</p>

    Whenitheaves</p>

    Itssickbody</p>

    Intothearmsofthesea</p>

    Withitslastgasp</p>

    Theseabeesangry</p>

    Andhowls</p>

    Leapsupatcliffs</p>

章节目录 第66章 Crow Pierces the Nigh

    Sandstonecement</p>

    Theloudnoiseofmixing</p>

    Likeacacophonyofcrows</p>

    Flappingwings</p>

    Passthroughthenightsky</p>

    All-nightworksites</p>

    Dissolvethelines</p>

    Betweennightandday</p>

    Undercitylights</p>

    Thereisnonight</p>

    Notimeforsweetdreams</p>

章节目录 第67章 Shepherd in the Metropolis

    Iwalkedintothecity</p>

    Aflockofsheepinmyheart</p>

    Iusedtothink</p>

    Citystreetswerewhere</p>

    Goldgrows</p>

    Aswellaswide-openpastures</p>

    HoweverwhenIenteredthecity</p>

    Myflockwasscattered</p>

    Bleating</p>

    Bysuddenforcefulwolves</p>

    Itoolostmydirection</p>

    Ataloss</p>

    Istandatacrossroads</p>

    Trafficlights</p>

    Flickcraftilythrough</p>

    Theirlightsequence</p>

    Thepit-trapofthecity</p>

    Isjustlikehell'sgates</p>

    Itcanopenupunderyourfeet</p>

    Atanygiventime</p>

    Onlybyrethinking</p>

    Rowsoftallbuildings</p>

    Asrangesofmountains</p>

    CanIre-findmydirection</p>

    CanIre-findmylostflock</p>

章节目录 第68章 Love Songs from Lake Lugu

    1</p>

    Heavendarkens</p>

    Can'tseeanything</p>

    OnlyLakeLugu</p>

    Resonantinmychest</p>

    Cavity</p>

    Lightingawindyroad</p>

    2</p>

    Onlongtripswithnowomen</p>

    Lonelinessonthehorizon</p>

    Onlongtrips</p>

    Whenyoucan'teventhinkaboutwomen</p>

    That'swhenyouknow</p>

    You'reontheroadtodeath</p>

    3</p>

    Life'slongdust-in-the-windroad</p>

    Sittingcross-leggedatthefireside</p>

    Youmustbetiredbrother</p>

    Teaisserved</p>

    Thesteamfromit</p>

    Sosoftandgraceful</p>

    Justlikeher</p>

    4</p>

    Byfollowingalongthelakeside</p>

    Followingonfromthefolktales</p>

    Followingthesmallpathinthepark</p>

    Youcanfindthatwoman</p>

    Fromyourdreams</p>

    Onlyacoupleofwordsin</p>

    Toaheart-to-hearttalk</p>

    Suddenlyadog</p>

    Getsunderfoot</p>

    5</p>

    Bonfirebeinglit</p>

    Flutesbeingplayed</p>

    SostartsthemerryGuozhuangdance</p>

    Forgiveme</p>

    Forsteppingonyourtoes</p>

    Foryankingatyourhand</p>

    It'sbecauseIwanted</p>

    Todigintoyourpalm</p>

    Foramoment</p>

    Andtellyou</p>

    I'vealreadyfallen</p>

    Inlovewithyou</p>

    6</p>

    Don'tshutthedoortight</p>

    Don'tclosethewindow</p>

    Pleasedon'tpretend</p>

    Tobesleeping</p>

    Arock</p>

    Thrownlightlyonyourroof</p>

    Pleasetellmetheway</p>

    It'salright</p>

    Ifyoudon'topenthedoor</p>

    Aslongasyou'llcrackthewindow</p>

    It'salright</p>

    Ifyoudon'topenthewindow</p>

    Aslongasyou'lllendme</p>

    Yourearforasecond</p>

    Tohearhowmyheartbeatsforyou</p>

    7</p>

    Idon'tknowifIfirstfellinlove</p>

    Withthisvillage</p>

    Thenfellforyou</p>

    Orifitwasafter</p>

    Ifirststartedlovingyou</p>

    ThatIfoundmyfondness</p>

    Forthisvillage</p>

    8</p>

    WhenIlookbackagain</p>

    IlookbackandseeLuguLake</p>

    Iseethepig-troughboat</p>

    IseewhereIduginto</p>

    Thepalmofawoman</p>

    Whofirstwassurprised</p>

    Thenlaughed</p>

    Thenloweredherhead</p>

    Idon'tknow</p>

    Ifit'sstillpossible</p>

    Formetowalkaway</p>

    FromLuguLake</p>

章节目录 第69章 Walking Through Wedlock

    Walkthrough</p>

    Thesheeppastures</p>

    Walkonthepigtroughboat</p>

    Walkbytheshore</p>

    OfLuguLake</p>

    Walkinsong</p>

    Walkthroughdance</p>

    Adaypassed</p>

    Amonthpassed</p>

    Andayearwentby</p>

    Towalkfinally</p>

    Intoagirl'sheart</p>

    Foroverathousandyears</p>

    OnlytheMosuoPeople</p>

    Haveknownhowtotranscend</p>

    Thatkindofsilentmoribundmarriage</p>

    Towalkintolove</p>

章节目录 第70章 Wind at My Side

    Owindthatblowsbyme</p>

    Reaching</p>

    SomeplaceI'llnevermakeitto</p>

    Notinthislifetime</p>

    Shouldyoufindanyadversitythere</p>

    Owind</p>

    Pleasetakeitaway</p>

    Pleasetakealltheadversityaway</p>

    Thewindthatblowsbyme</p>

    Willmakeitswaytoher</p>

    ThisIwillneverforget</p>

    Notinthislifetime</p>

    Shouldshestillbeassad</p>

    Asshewas</p>

    Owind</p>

    Pleasetakehersadnessaway</p>

    Pleasetakeallhersadnessaway</p>

    Thewindthatblowsby</p>

    Intheend</p>

    Willreturntomyside</p>

    Owind</p>

    Pleaselookatme</p>

    Justforasecond</p>

    Pleasekissme</p>

    Justforasecond</p>

    Thentakeallthatsadness</p>

    Andadversity</p>

    Andtieitontomyhead</p>

章节目录 第71章 Birthday Gif

    Anordinaryday</p>

    ThatIalmostforgot</p>

    Ionlyrememberwhatitmeans</p>

    Youknowwhenfillingoutrésumés</p>

    Orotherthingslikethat</p>

    Itwasonsuchaday</p>

    Thatyougavemeapen</p>

    Asagift</p>

    Andearnestlywishedme</p>

    Aneternityofpany</p>

    KeptwithHappiness</p>

    Thismademeremember</p>

    Withsadness</p>

    Howforsomanyyears</p>

    Youweretheonlywoman</p>

    Whorememberedthisday</p>

    Andmadeapleasantsurprise</p>

    Ofit</p>

    Forme</p>

    Ionceusedapen</p>

    Towritemyloveforyou</p>

    Onyourbody</p>

    Today</p>

    Iwanttousethispen</p>

    You'vegivenme</p>

    Towritedownthispoem</p>

    Tothankyou</p>

    Formakingmeremember：</p>

    ——Mother</p>

章节目录 第72章 A Sigh Is Heaved

    Therewasonceagirl</p>

    Whogrewupquietly</p>

    Inaplaceunknowntome</p>

    Whensheblossomed</p>

    Intoabeauty</p>

    Iheldherinmyarms</p>

    Androdeoffonahorse</p>

    Herparents</p>

    Standanxiousunder</p>

    Theeaves</p>

    WatchingasIcross</p>

    Overthemountain</p>

    Idarenotlookback</p>

    Theirtragicappearance</p>

    Upsetsme</p>

    Whatmakesmeunfortable</p>

    IsthatIfeellikeathief</p>

    Severalyearslater</p>

    Itookmytwochildren</p>

    Toherparents</p>

    Finallyasmileontheirfaces</p>

    OnlythencouldIheave</p>

    Alongsigh</p>

章节目录 第73章 Orchid

    Justakindofgrass</p>

    Nothingunusual</p>

    Preciousonlyafter</p>

    Atransplant</p>

    Andhumancultivation</p>

    Thatcreatessuchextraordinary</p>

    Flowers</p>

    Itakeitsname</p>

    ForawomanoftheMosuo</p>

    Motherofmychildren</p>

    Orchid</p>

    Atopgradeorchidatthat</p>

    Ifonlybecause</p>

    Herdelicatefragrance</p>

    Perfumesmyvalley</p>

章节目录 第74章 For Orchid

    Orchid</p>

    Thiswinternight</p>

    Myheartisfull</p>

    Frommissingyou</p>

    Thesedaysthatpass</p>

    Farfromyou</p>

    Noonethere</p>

    Tostrokemyface</p>

    Withtenderhand</p>

    Tofixmyhairalldishevelled</p>

    Noonetolookquietlyoverme</p>

    Tobringtheirfaceclose</p>

    Tonuzzletheirnose</p>

    Tomynose</p>

    Noonetoroastthepotatoes</p>

    Topeelofftheskin</p>

    Withapieceofwood</p>

    Toblowonthem</p>

    Beforehandingonetome</p>

    TowatchasIeat</p>

    Toafinish</p>

    Certainlythereisnoone</p>

    Whoonacoldwinternight</p>

    Wouldpresstheirhotchest</p>

    Tomyhearttoheatit</p>

    Totellme</p>

    Don'tdrinktoomuch</p>

    Orchid</p>

    Onthiswinternight</p>

    Asthesonggoes</p>

    Imissyousomuch</p>

    Ijustwanttosay</p>

    Ibelongtoyou</p>

    Allofme</p>

    Includingthispoem</p>

    Iwanttogiveyou</p>

    AllthatIhave</p>

    Butotherthanmypoems</p>

    Ihavenothingspecialtoofferyou</p>

    SoI'veputmyheartinthispoem</p>

    Andfoundaplacetopublishit</p>

    Sothateveryoneknows</p>

    HowmuchIloveyou</p>

    Iwilldieoneday</p>

    Butthispoemwillremain</p>

    AndagirlnamedOrchid</p>

    Willliveonwithinit</p>

    Allhappysmiles</p>

    Butisitreallypossible</p>

    Somethingsowonderful</p>

    AndyetmyOrchid</p>

    Otherthanyou</p>

    Nobodyknows</p>

    Howterrificmypoemsare</p>

    Inthisworld</p>

    Youalonecanbecountedon</p>

    AlwaystolikewhatIwrite</p>

    AslongasIwroteit</p>

    AhOrchid</p>

    MysillylittleOrchid</p>

    MylittlegoldOrchid</p>

    Inthisnight</p>

    Totalinitsemptiness</p>

    Withthiswinebowl</p>

    Thisemptywinebowl</p>

    Acrossfromme</p>

    Imurmurtheword:</p>

    Orchid</p>

    Iamyourwildman;</p>

    Yourmadman</p>

    Withoutyou</p>

    Iwouldn'tknowwheretogo</p>

    Tobewildtobemad</p>

    HaveyouheardOrchid</p>

    Howareyounotsayinganything</p>

    HuhOrchid</p>

    MylittlegoldOrchid</p>

章节目录 第75章 Bodhisattva in My Hear

    Myheartishome</p>

    ToaBodhisattva</p>

    Wheneverthetwoofus</p>

    Stepintosomeshadowpatch</p>

    ThisBodhisattva</p>

    Triestoreachoutahand</p>

    Triestoreachouttenhands</p>

    Triesintheend</p>

    Toreachoutonethousandhands</p>

    Towraparmsaroundyou</p>

    Butyou</p>

    Won'treachoutevenonehand</p>

    Andthetwoofusalready</p>

    Haveenteredaradianceoflight</p>

    Bodhisattvaholdspalmstogether</p>

    It'salltheycando</p>

    Andsmilesamoment</p>

    Allbutimperceptible</p>

章节目录 第76章 Untitled

    Hereweareintheweekendnow</p>

    Theladyrisesfrombed</p>

    Andstandsinthecourtyard</p>

    Dressingandgrooming</p>

    Thecrownofherhead</p>

    Sourceofawaterfall</p>

    Justnowawoken</p>

    Flowssoundlessly</p>

    Emergentfromnight</p>

    Downoverhershoulders</p>

    Isteepacup</p>

    Ofgreentea</p>

    WhileIwaitforthesun</p>

    Toclimboverthewall</p>

    Anddrapeherinlight</p>

章节目录 第77章 Snow

    Inwinternow</p>

    Icallsnowsoftly</p>

    Byitsname</p>

    Andhereitesfalling</p>

    Lightlydown</p>

    Fromfarawayskies</p>

    SoIstandwhereIam</p>

    Farawaygazingatsnow</p>

    Thatdriftscloser</p>

    Afraidthatmyfeelings</p>

    Mightmeltit</p>

    AsIstandponderingsnow</p>

    Icanfeeladampness</p>

    Onmyneck</p>

    Irealise</p>

    WhenItouchahandtoit</p>

    Thisissnow'sfirstfallenkiss</p>

章节目录 第78章 Lugu Lake

    Youhavenostatus</p>

    Norankhere</p>

    WhetheryourideinaCadillac</p>

    Orondonkey-back</p>

    Youarehereasahuman</p>

    Andthatisall</p>

    Towalkonthelakeshore</p>

    Tosharethepath</p>

    Witholdfolk</p>

    Whothumbprayerbeads</p>

    Andhumscripture</p>

    Ifingoodfaith</p>

    Youseekanappreciation</p>

    Forthemyriadmoodsofthelake</p>

    Youmustlearn</p>

    Toridehorseback</p>

    Tochopwood</p>

    Andsowseeds</p>

    Tohuntandtofish</p>

    Youmustlearn</p>

    Todrinkandsinganddance</p>

    TodrinkSulimawine</p>

    Andeatporkkidney</p>

    Youmustlearnto</p>

    Humwordlesssongs</p>

    Whilewalkinganightroad</p>

    Youmustlearn</p>

    Tositcross-legged</p>

    Bythefireside</p>

    Andreachyourhandsout</p>

    Toitswarmth</p>

    Youmustlearn</p>

    Toshutyoureyes</p>

    Inthecookingsmoke</p>

    Toeatbarleybread</p>

    Andsipbuttertea</p>

    Heaventhisplaceisnot</p>

    Heavenisperpetual</p>

    Overourheads</p>

    Thislakeisadreamland</p>

    Thatfellhere</p>

    Intoourhumanworld</p>

    Sodonotgosearching</p>

    Foritwithwide-openwonder</p>

    Thewindwill</p>

    Obligeyouwithsand</p>

    Inyoureyes</p>

    Ifyouareaman</p>

    Thenplease</p>

    Findafasthorse</p>

    Toflyyouto</p>

    Thewomanyoulove</p>

    Andtumblethroughgrass</p>

    Withher</p>

    Dropyourthickliquid</p>

    Intothewaters</p>

    Andholdingher</p>

    Laydown</p>

    Inthepigtroughboat</p>

    Anddriftwiththewindonthelake</p>

    Ifit'syourwish</p>

    Toentertheboudoirwithher</p>

    Firstyoumustbuildgoodrelations</p>

    Withthatlong-haireddogofhers</p>

    Sothatwhenitseesyou</p>

    Itrunsovertosniffyou</p>

    Andgivesawagofitstail</p>

    Beforelyingbackdown</p>

    Inthesameshadyspotasbefore</p>

    Asifnothinghappened</p>

    Ifyoucanachievethis</p>

    You'llgetaplaceontheflowerbed</p>

    Andaplaceinthepalm</p>

    Ofthewomanyoulove</p>

    Butdonotforget</p>

    Keepyourdirtymouthshut</p>

    Andtalkthroughyoureyes</p>

    Knockyourheart</p>

    Onherwomanheart'sdoor</p>

    Afterafewrejections</p>

    Youmightjustgettobeherprince</p>

    ThisthenisLuguLake</p>

    Herewherethewater</p>

    Isdeepbeyond</p>

    Allcalculation</p>

    Noman</p>

    Nomatterhisskillinthewater</p>

    Mayswimthroughthislake</p>

    Withoutstruggle</p>

章节目录 第79章 Other Kinds of Love

Bynomeans</p>

    Doalltypesoflove</p>

    Fityou</p>

    Takesnow</p>

    Forexample</p>

    Itkissestheflowers</p>

    Andthensomeofthemdie</p>

    Butnottheplumtree</p>

    Itburstsalone</p>

    Intobloom</p>

章节目录 第80章 Speech

    Yousay</p>

    Italklessandless</p>

    Andit'strue</p>

    Youusedtonot</p>

    Understandme</p>

    Inthepast</p>

    AndI</p>

    Iwasanxious</p>

    Tomakemyselfclear</p>

    SoIdugoutwords</p>

    Manywords</p>

    Frommyheart</p>

    AndIsaidthem</p>

    Now</p>

    Oneloadedglance</p>

    Andyoualreadyknow</p>

    WhatIwillsay</p>

    SodoIstillreallyneed</p>

    Totalksomuch</p>

章节目录 第81章 Cherry

    Thisistheseason</p>

    Whensomanytrees</p>

    Putoutbloom</p>

    Andhereisthatcherry</p>

    Treeyouplanted</p>

    Danglingdownfruitalready</p>

    Thereareotherfruit-bearersheretoo</p>

    Besidesthecherrytreeyouplanted</p>

    Butofallthesetrees</p>

    Onlythecherriesareripe</p>

    Youreachoutahand</p>

    Andpickone</p>

    Youwaveitinfrontofme</p>

    Andlayitinyourmouth</p>

    Ifeelakindofsweetness</p>

    Youpickanotherone</p>

    Waveitinfrontofme</p>

    Andlayitinyourmouth</p>

    Ifeelakindofsourness</p>

    Iknow</p>

    Thatinthisseason</p>

    Iwillnolongereat</p>

    Ofyourcherries</p>

    Myhandmoves</p>

    Throughtheair</p>

    Andsnatchesdownahandful</p>

    Wavetheminfrontofyou</p>

    Andlaytheminmymouth</p>

    Youfelloverlaughing</p>

    Thecherriesgotloosesomehow</p>

    Frommymouth</p>

    Andfelltotheground</p>

    Aseed</p>

    Withbudstoputout</p>

    Inyearstoe</p>

章节目录 第82章 Ive Missed You Till My Hearts Emptied All Ou

Idonotknowwhen</p>

    Butsomedropsofrain</p>

    Thesamerain</p>

    Thatesdownoutmywindow</p>

    Fellonmyheart</p>

    Yourimagesoaked</p>

    Andthenthisunresolvable</p>

    Whiteemptiness</p>

    Openedup</p>

章节目录 第83章 Mountains of Joy

    Youspeak</p>

    OfHeaven'supperworkings</p>

    Youdonotknow</p>

    Wherethehighestjoycanbefound</p>

    Hereonearth</p>

    Aslongasyou'rewithme</p>

    Youfeelexceptionally</p>

    Happy</p>

    Butyouworry</p>

    Oneday</p>

    Thathappinesswillfly</p>

    Likeabird</p>

    Awayfromyou</p>

    Vanishinthenight</p>

    Likeariver</p>

    MydarlingIsaid</p>

    Justforyourhappiness</p>

    Iwouldturnmyself</p>

    Intoamountain</p>

    Ofjoy</p>

    Andstandinyourlife</p>

章节目录 第84章 Long and Shor

    WheneverI'mwithyou</p>

    Timealwaysrunsshort</p>

    Starsfillupthesky</p>

    Unknowntome</p>

    ButwhenI'malone</p>

    Timealwaysrunsslow</p>

    Thehorizon-sidesun</p>

    Doesnotsinkeasy</p>

    Downthosemountains</p>

    Andwithblood-speckledeye</p>

    Itwatchesme</p>

章节目录 第85章 For My Dear Wife

    Youveilmyeyes</p>

    Withyourbeautifulhair</p>

    Thisishowmynightsfall</p>

    Reachoutahand</p>

    AndIemerge</p>

    Intosoftlightofday</p>

    Whatawondrousconcept</p>

    Whenyoubitegentlydown</p>

    Onmytongue-tip</p>

    Hereiswhatmyheartsays:</p>

    Youarethewoman</p>

    Whosekissescanneverbeenough</p>

    Formeinthislifetime</p>

    Youarethewoman</p>

    WhomI'llneverhavemyfill</p>

    Ofembracing</p>

    I'llnevergettoloveyouenough</p>

    Inthislifetime</p>

    YouarethewomanI'llstilllove</p>

    Inthenextlifetoe</p>

章节目录 第86章 Star－draped Moon－studded Woman

    Youtookdownsomestars</p>

    Tosewintoyourcloak</p>

    Yousaidyoudon'tneedthatmany:</p>

    Sevenstarswilldo</p>

    Youpluckeddownthemoon</p>

    Tostitchintoyourcloak</p>

    Yousaiditneedn'tbethatbig:</p>

    Justaslimcrescentwilldo</p>

    Asaladywhowearsmoonandstars</p>

    Yousaythatatthemoment</p>

    Ofthepeak</p>

    Ofherbeauty</p>

    Shemustlearnhow</p>

    Tobowdownherhead</p>

    Thistheonlyway</p>

    Topreserveherbeauty</p>

    Foralifetime</p>

    Iamasalion</p>

    Liftingmyheadoversky'sedge</p>

章节目录 第87章 Missing You from Faraway

    Thisismyfirsttime</p>

    Missingyoufromsofaraway</p>

    SoI'mwritingthispoembecause</p>

    Yourdayismynight</p>

    Nootherreason</p>

    Andhereinmysteriousspace-time</p>

    Ithoughtofyou</p>

    Ithoughtofyousinging</p>

    Ourmarriagecontract</p>

    Ithoughtofyoudancing</p>

    Inmeadowsofgreen</p>

    Formeandmeonly</p>

    AndIjustwanttosay</p>

    Thatintheeyesofothers</p>

    Yourbeautylivesforamoment</p>

    Butinmyeyes</p>

    Yourbeautyisforlife</p>

    AsI'mthinkingofthis</p>

    IforgethowfarawayIam</p>

    Andbecauseofthat</p>

    Everythinghereisnow</p>

    Boundtoyou</p>

    Anddon'tsay</p>

    You'veneverbeentothiscity</p>

    Anddon'tsay</p>

    You'veneverseenthisriver</p>

    AsIamwritingthispoem</p>

    Icanfeelyouclimboutofmyheart</p>

    Andhoveraboveme</p>

    You'rerightnowhappilylaughing</p>

    Andthenyoubenddownandkissme</p>

章节目录 第88章 One Sunflower－lined Road

    Enroutetotheairport</p>

    Youcalledme</p>

    Yousaideithersideoftheroad</p>

    Sunflowersareinbloom</p>

    They'reamazinglybeautifulyousaid</p>

    Somanysunflowers</p>

    Allfacingsun-ward</p>

    Dressingtheearth</p>

    Allinyellowsandgolds</p>

    Itmovedyouyousaid</p>

    Ahyousun-facinglittleredflower</p>

    Perhapsyoustilldonotknow</p>

    Iamoneofthosesunflowers</p>

    Theonethatistryingtogetitsmouth</p>

    Roundthesun</p>

    AndyetnowallIwant</p>

    Istonibblegentlyonyourear</p>

    Andwishyouasafejourney</p>

章节目录 第89章 The Only Bone

    Gone-bymissedscenery</p>

    Sobeitletitbemissed</p>

    Opportunitiesmissed</p>

    Letthembemissed</p>

    Missedconnections,missedpeople</p>

    Sobeittheyhavealreadybeenmissed</p>

    Allthatismissedandgone-by</p>

    Iconsiderrightfullymissed</p>

    TheonlythingIdon'twanttomiss</p>

    Isonesingleribbone</p>

    Withoutthat</p>

    Iwoulddefinitelybehurtingabit</p>

章节目录 第90章 The Horse of My Hear

    Thehorseofmyheart</p>

    Isnotontheslopes</p>

    Isnotinthemeadows</p>

    Isnotinthesunset</p>

    Thehorseofmyheart</p>

    Isahorseofthesnows</p>

    Ahorseoftherains</p>

    Ahorseofthewinds</p>

    Ahhorseofmyheart</p>

    SometimesItetherhim</p>

    Tomydarlingwife'sleg</p>

章节目录 第91章 Moon in the Crook of My Arm

    Themoon</p>

    Oncesofaraway</p>

    Nowlays</p>

    Inthecrookofmyarm</p>

    Whereitsleepssweetly</p>

    Makingsoftlittle</p>

    Snoringsounds</p>

    Laureltreeholds</p>

    Itsbreathing</p>

    Quietlystandingthere</p>

    TheJadeHare</p>

    Perksitsearsup</p>

    Wantingmetosaysomething</p>

    Andyetwhat'stheretosay</p>

    Apartfrommyheart-beat</p>

    Thesky'scovered</p>

    Instar'seyes</p>

    Youdon'twanttowakeup</p>

    AndIdonotwishtosleep</p>

    I'mafraidthismissedmeeting</p>

    Willnowhavetowait</p>

    Tenthousandmoreyears</p>

章节目录 第92章 River with No Name

    Ariverofsourcesunknowntome</p>

    Ariverthatflowson</p>

    ToIdon'tknowwhere</p>

    Describesalinebetweenus</p>

    Andonthesurface</p>

    Ofitsstretching</p>

    Athinskinofice</p>

    Thatreachesoutbeforeme</p>

    Farintothedistance</p>

    Torolloutunderyourfeet</p>

    Sospotlesslywhite</p>

    Solovelysobeautiful</p>

    Likearoadlaidbyimmortals</p>

    Thatyouwillnevertravel</p>

    Youcan't</p>

    Soletmeetoyou</p>

    Carefully</p>

    IfIcanavoiddrowning</p>

    ThenIshallbeyourprince</p>

章节目录 第93章 Where from This Peace

    It'sasiftherainneverdidfall</p>

    Thatwasadream</p>

    Oritwasnotevenadream</p>

    Thisishoweverythingquiets</p>

    Downnow</p>

    Hereareyourfingers</p>

    Thatwendserpentine</p>

    Throughmyblackhair</p>

    Andbringme</p>

    Tosleep'sdizzyverge</p>

    Itismyheartfeltwish</p>

    WhenIdie</p>

    Togojustlikethis</p>

    Thinkingofdeath</p>

    Islikeconjuringafriendofmine</p>

    Inmymind</p>

    Awashofinparablewarmth</p>

章节目录 第94章 Listen to the River

    Inthatsmallriverbanktown</p>

    Youcameoutofafriend'shouse</p>

    Andstoodbytheriver</p>

    Theriver'ssummer-timewaters</p>

    Allsurgingontheirway</p>

    Youdialledmynumber</p>

    Andmyears</p>

    Sousedtothenoiseofannouncements</p>

    Atmeetingsandsoon</p>

    Nowfloodedwiththunderouspassion</p>

    Apoundingroilofrestlessness</p>

    Transcendsthemountainousdistance</p>

    Surmountsthesky'sheights</p>

    Toseizemeand</p>

    Vibraterightthroughme</p>

    Inamidsttheriver'sroaringoutput</p>

    Iheardtheair-currentofyourbreath</p>

    Whichthoughfaintandfragile</p>

    Flowedstraighttomysoul</p>

章节目录 第95章 Some Unspecified Nigh

    Starsfall</p>

    TillLuguLake's</p>

    Allawashwiththem</p>

    Occasionalcouplesstrollpast</p>

    Andstirsomedogfromsleep</p>

    Wakingataken-abackbark</p>

    Themountainis</p>

    Quietforallofamoment</p>

    Iwalkalonebythelakeside</p>

    Andsuddenlyfeelalittlebit</p>

    Lonely</p>

    Inthisthelandoffairsex</p>

    Lonelinessistragedy</p>

    Butnooneoffers</p>

    Theirsympathy</p>

    Fromsomewheredeepinmyheart</p>

    Icallforyou</p>

    Thelakeismoved</p>

    Andrisesup</p>

    Pushingthepigtroughboat</p>

    Upundermyfeet</p>

章节目录 第96章 For a Far－travelling Friend of Mine

Sinceyoucan'ttakemewithyou</p>

    Thentakemyeyeswon'tyou</p>

    SoItoomaysee</p>

    Sinceyoucan'ttakemewithyou</p>

    Takemyearswon'tyou</p>

    SoItoomayhear</p>

    Sinceyoucan'ttakemewithyou</p>

    Takemyheartwon'tyou</p>

    SoItoomaylive</p>

章节目录 第97章 Theres Someone Im Missing

    Ihearsomebirdscalling</p>

    Outsidethewindow</p>

    Aflockofswallowsitwas</p>

    Makingaclamouroftheirchirps</p>

    Andtwomagpiestoo</p>

    Happilyconversing</p>

    Eachandeverymorning</p>

    Iwakeupinbirdsong</p>

    Thinksilentlyofyou</p>

    Andmylovegrowswingsofjoy</p>

    Idonotknow</p>

    Ifinthisworldanyjoyismoreblessed</p>

    Thantohaveanotherperson</p>

    Whomyoucan'tstopyourself</p>

    Constantlymissing</p>

章节目录 第98章 Petals Bloomed of Leaves—Also Known as Longing

    Iknowassoonasmyeyesshut</p>

    Whereyourhouseis</p>

    Andwhatkindofpurple</p>

    Colouredlonginggrowsonthewall</p>

    Amidclimbingleaves</p>

    Andtheirflowers</p>

    Iknowassoonasmyeyesshut</p>

    Whereyourfrontdooris</p>

    Andwhatkindoffragrances</p>

    Flowoveryourdressingtable</p>

    Iknowassoonasmyeyesshut</p>

    Whereyourbedcanbefound</p>

    Andhowyouwillsoonfall</p>

    Softlytosleep</p>

    Enshrinedinlight</p>

    Quietlightandatpeace</p>

    Withitsstation</p>

章节目录 第99章 I always Was Too Impatient to Wai

    Ialwayswastooimpatienttowait</p>

    Iwantedtobeesound</p>

    BeforeIevenheardit</p>

    Iwantedtobeevision</p>

    BeforeIevensawit</p>

    Aslongasthefaculty</p>

    Foronesinglethought</p>

    Remainstome</p>

    I'llbeforeverbyyourside</p>

    Ialwayswastooimpatienttowait</p>

    Iwantedtoholdyoutight</p>

    Withtenthousandhands</p>

    Tosetyouablaze</p>

    Withtheflamesonmytongue</p>

    Ialwayswastooimpatienttowait</p>

    Animpulsemoreurgentthanlightning</p>

章节目录 第100章 Snow Peaks Fly Hither

    Thusthemarvel</p>

    Thatthisworldis:</p>

    Inonesplit-second</p>

    Awholesnowpeak</p>

    Piercesspace-time</p>

    Tomanifest</p>

    Onacellphonescreen</p>

    Already</p>

    Blackdarknesssinksthrough</p>

    Citystreetsandalleys</p>

    RightnowI'mridingthesubway</p>

    Passagethroughthiscity'sheart</p>

    Onthedistantplateaux</p>

    Theglowthatfollowssunset</p>

    Appliesacoatofgold</p>

    Onthesnowpeaks</p>

    Justamomentaryfreeze-frame</p>

    Ofyou</p>

    Makesthesunstop</p>

    Makesthebluenessintheskiesstop</p>

    MakesLovestop</p>

    Makesallthatisbeautiful</p>

    Andgoodstop</p>