A Dream

Another senseless mass shooting. Elsewhere, innocent civilians have died and are dying in mass in a war.

 

A Dream

 

Deep in the lake

where a piece of sky has fallen

stars are drowning.

They are in a battle

of self-centered gravity.

Owning arms is more important

than joining arms to pull themselves up.

Some go left, some go right,

nobody goes up.

The high road is left high and dry.

Without their better angel

they can't form a more perfect constellation.

Sadly they are doomed

on the downward dome

they now call tomb

instead of home.

A scream for unity is

unheard by fluid filled ears.

Lights in a galaxy go off one by one.

Night loses its shine.

Hope and future no longer rhyme.

 

又一个大规模枪击案，无辜的人死去。一夜之间，又有很多无辜的平民在战争中死亡。

 

《一个梦》

 

断桥下

没有船

只有孤独的日子

泊在岸边

 

半夜里

来了无常

让我跟他们

走一趟

 

鬼门关

不收钱

只要交出

剩余的时间

 

黄泉路

没有马

只有西风

吹拂我头发

 

老树上

没有鸦

只有枯藤

给我一朵彼岸花

 

孟婆汤

铁碗装

味道咸咸的

还有一点点悲伤

 

忘川水

平如镜

但我照不出

酸甜苦辣的一生

 

注释：

在中国，传说人死后会有幽间的捕快黑白无常来捉拿人的魂魄，把他们带到幽曹地府。首先要过鬼门关，接下来就是黄泉路。在黄泉路上有火红的彼岸花。花香传说有魔力，能唤起死者生前的记忆。 走过黄泉路后，有一条河叫忘川河，上有一座桥叫奈何桥。走过奈何桥有一个土台叫望乡台，望乡台边有个老妇人在卖孟婆汤，据说是由人的眼泪收集煎熬而成，忘川河边有一块石头叫三生石，孟婆汤让你忘了一切，三生石记载着你的前世今生。

 

(© October 26, 2023, godog)

所有跟帖： 

• Some go left, some go right, nobody goes up. -盈盈一笑间- ♀ (0 bytes) () 10/26/2023 postreply 09:19:46

• 左右之争，驴象之争，美国社会这些年一直在撕裂。这个主题，我也写过一首小诗。见内 -盈盈一笑间- ♀ (136 bytes) () 10/26/2023 postreply 09:22:26

• 钟摆这个比喻用得巧妙 -godog- ♂ (0 bytes) () 10/26/2023 postreply 11:54:28

• Great poems, thanks for sharing. -方外居士- ♂ (0 bytes) () 10/26/2023 postreply 09:24:24

• another senseless mass shooting.innocent civilians have died -盈盈一笑间- ♀ (0 bytes) () 10/26/2023 postreply 09:26:22

• 好快的笔头。赞G兄悲悯的情怀～～ -盈盈一笑间- ♀ (0 bytes) () 10/26/2023 postreply 09:27:45

• We live in troubled times. Peace and love to all. -waterfowl- ♂ (0 bytes) () 10/26/2023 postreply 10:07:06

• Yes let's wish tomorrow is better. -godog- ♂ (0 bytes) () 10/26/2023 postreply 11:56:12

• Nice poem but America needs a war. -7grizzly- ♀ (0 bytes) () 10/26/2023 postreply 10:17:20

• Isn't America in some kind of war already? Infightings and -godog- ♂ (46 bytes) () 10/26/2023 postreply 11:58:15

• Sth. like WWII unites the people. Long peace only destroys, -7grizzly- ♀ (186 bytes) () 10/26/2023 postreply 12:06:32

• 我都不敢看，怕我自己抑郁，长叹一声。。。 。。。 -Oona- ♀ (0 bytes) () 10/26/2023 postreply 12:18:43

• 美国政治的价值取向出了问题 -忒忒绿- ♂ (0 bytes) () 10/26/2023 postreply 13:18:00

• 有哪个国家比美国更好吗？ -移花接木- ♂ (0 bytes) () 10/27/2023 postreply 08:35:43