356. The beetle|甲虫

晚上
不知道从哪里进来一只婪步甲
飞到我桌上
在瓶瓶罐罐之间撞来撞去
弄出噼啪的声音
我用空的棉签罐头罩住它
甲虫在里面绕圈走
尝试攀爬边缘
时而仰天摔倒再费力翻过身
显得很仓皇
我去阳台剪了一小段枝叶
洒了点水
放进罐子里
甲虫摸索着爬到叶子上
立即不动了
直到第二天早上放飞前
都一直歇在那里

Last night,
a harpalus sinicus came out of nowhere,
and flied to my table,
bumping and sputtering between the bottles.
I cupped it with an empty cotton swap container.
The beetle circled around in there,
trying to climb the sides,
falling on its back from time to time and then turning over with great effort,
looking flustered.
I went to the balcony and cut down a small twig,
sprinkled it with water,
and put it into the container.
The beetle groped its way onto the leaf,
and stilled at once.
It rested there all night long,
until being set free this morning.

  (2020)

355. The morning |早晨

坐在椅子上
身体舒适
呼吸平稳
客厅的另一端
窗帘半拉着
沙发上散落着杂物
阳台上的盆栽等待浇水
一些词句隐约在空间中浮动
并不成形
让它们留在那里
这样就可以了
也是一首诗

Sitting on the chair beside the table,
my body at ease,
my breath steady.
On the other side of the living room,
the curtain is half open,
sundries scattering on the sofa,
plants in the balcony waiting to be watered.
Some vague verses are floating in the space,
not quite taking shape.
Let them stay there.
This is already fulfilling,
and makes a poem.

  (2020)

354. Moon bathing|晒月亮

晒太阳的时候
可以明显感觉到
日光的温度
暖暖的
月光呢
也有一种温度
晚上走在小区里
月光晒下来
凉凉的
像夜风
像稀疏的虫鸣
像丝质长裤轻轻碰到小腿

Bathing under the sun
The temperature of the sunlight can be felt clearly
Quite warm
Well the moonlight 
also has a temperature
When I take a walk in the neighborhood at night
The moonlight shines down
Silent and cooling
Feels like the night wind
Or the thin voices of insects in the grass
Or the silky trousers gently touching my calf

  (2020)

353. The soy milk machine|豆浆机

加黄豆
加水
插电
等一刻钟
豆浆就做好了
倒出来热气腾腾
香喷喷
美滋滋
不由在想
我何德何能
可以这么方便地
每天喝到好喝的豆浆
当然买这台机器
我是付了钱的
但我说的不是这个
换一种说法
所有人都值得一杯这样的豆浆
或是任何像被我喜欢的豆浆一样
被他们喜欢的其他饮料
但愿所有人都能喝上一杯这样的豆浆
或是任何像被我喜欢的豆浆一样
被他们喜欢的其他饮料

Add soybeans
Add water
Plug it in
Wait for 15 minutes
Then the soy milk is done
Steaming
sweet-smelling
when poured out
I can’t help but think
what have I done to deserve this
Well I did pay for this machine
but that’s not what I am talking about
In other words
I guess everyone deserves a cup of soy milk like this
Or any drink they like the same way as I like the soy milk
I hope everyone can have a cup of soy milk like this
Or any drink they like the same way as I like the soy milk

  (2020)