断句三首 -- 英文打油

1. Labor

 

In the stillness of the night
Under the drowsy moon
On the balloons of flesh 
Twenty more miles to go
Berated by the boss
Beaten down by the heat
And smothered in germs
On the chemical plant
Dreams that once buoyed 
The spirit up
Drifted away
And old memory fades
Of undulating laughter
Drained and drowned 
In billows of misery
Road becoming narrower
Exits closed
Torch burning out
Time's sharp teeth
Immure, maul and munch
Body and soul
Little light spilled over the sky
Dandelions donned in dew
And birds' sundry songs 
Punctuated by cows' moaning
A new day begins
Yet a day less, but more dolor
Five more miles to go
The sun glows white
And the wind rumbles 
Rabbits retreating underground
And squirrels taking shelter 
By a boulder
Latitude stays the same
And lassitude sinks down
Another mile to go
Rugged hand fumbling
Over the kitchen counter 
For the loaf of bread
And a pickle 
Hungry for bacon
A nap in the chair
Back on the narrowing road 
Toiling in reverse
To be berated
And beaten down again

 

2. New world

Do you remember the time before 
When we watched the sunrise while soaking up the fresh air
Or when we gazed upon the stars mirrored in the lake
Wondering at the heaven-made shiny stencil?
But now in this new world 
Where the giant salmon tries desperately to writhe out of the uncomfortable genes 
While struggling to grab a breath in the thick and heavy water
Granite is dragged to the front of the appliances 
As fast as a hog's ham is to the electromagnetic field 
And a faked beauty is followed by many a satellite 
As pyrite is taken for gold
Healthy nature has lapsed into history 

 

3. Spring sentiment (Flyingstraw 修改）

 

The wet lips of the night
tenderly kiss the cheeks of the cherry tree
As the day takes its shift
It bathes the tree in the sunlight

Green buds burst forth bravely
from the breeze-brushed twigs of the tree
while flying leaves wave a melancholy goodbye

Bees, carrying love over from some place
sing softly to the blossoms
and the flowers bashfully hide their faces

The tree's sorrow explodes
Inside the snails' stomachs
The tree regains its strength
When it sees the river flowing silently