五月

新史记

<p class="ql-block"><br></p><p class="ql-block">傍晚的阳光</p><p class="ql-block">透过浓荫</p><p class="ql-block">照在草地上,</p><p class="ql-block">安静而明亮。</p><p class="ql-block"><br></p><p class="ql-block">这是一天或一个季节的</p><p class="ql-block">好时光。</p><p class="ql-block">你要从房间里走出来。</p><p class="ql-block"><br></p><p class="ql-block">不然你会错过</p><p class="ql-block">草地上喷洒的水雾</p><p class="ql-block">在夕阳下编织的</p><p class="ql-block">霓虹。</p><p class="ql-block"><br></p><p class="ql-block">或者两只野鸭</p><p class="ql-block">和你擦肩而过。</p><p class="ql-block">它们在低空追逐</p><p class="ql-block">嬉戏。</p><p class="ql-block"><br></p><p class="ql-block">这个时刻,</p><p class="ql-block">你可以叫它“良辰”。</p><p class="ql-block">你仔细琢磨那个“辰”字</p><p class="ql-block">它有好多的意义。</p><p class="ql-block"><br></p><p class="ql-block">这个时刻</p><p class="ql-block">你看到邻家的女人</p><p class="ql-block">蹲在草地上</p><p class="ql-block">拾掇橡果和树叶。</p><p class="ql-block"><br></p><p class="ql-block">还有玉兰花</p><p class="ql-block">静静开放。</p><p class="ql-block"><br></p><p class="ql-block">你看到两只松鼠</p><p class="ql-block">在枝头奔跑。</p><p class="ql-block"><br></p><p class="ql-block">和这些生命</p><p class="ql-block">同处一个世界。</p><p class="ql-block">活着</p><p class="ql-block">是多么美好。</p> <p class="ql-block"><br></p><p class="ql-block"><br></p><p class="ql-block">May</p><p class="ql-block"><br></p><p class="ql-block">Evening sunlight</p><p class="ql-block">filters through dense leaves,</p><p class="ql-block">falling on the grass—</p><p class="ql-block">quiet and bright.</p><p class="ql-block"><br></p><p class="ql-block">A good moment—</p><p class="ql-block">for the day, or the season.</p><p class="ql-block">You must step out of your room.</p><p class="ql-block"><br></p><p class="ql-block">Or else you’ll miss</p><p class="ql-block">the mist from sprinklers</p><p class="ql-block">weaving a rainbow</p><p class="ql-block">in the sunset.</p><p class="ql-block"><br></p><p class="ql-block">Or the two wild ducks</p><p class="ql-block">brushing past your shoulders,</p><p class="ql-block">chasing each other low</p><p class="ql-block">in playful flight.</p><p class="ql-block"><br></p><p class="ql-block">This moment—</p><p class="ql-block">you could call it “a fine hour.”</p><p class="ql-block">Think deeply about that word “hour”—</p><p class="ql-block">how many meanings it carries.</p><p class="ql-block"><br></p><p class="ql-block">In this moment</p><p class="ql-block">you see the neighbor woman</p><p class="ql-block">squatting on her lawn,</p><p class="ql-block">gathering acorns and fallen leaves.</p><p class="ql-block"><br></p><p class="ql-block">And the magnolia—</p><p class="ql-block">blossoming in silence.</p><p class="ql-block"><br></p><p class="ql-block">You see two squirrels</p><p class="ql-block">darting along the branches.</p><p class="ql-block"><br></p><p class="ql-block">To live</p><p class="ql-block">in the same world as these lives—</p><p class="ql-block">what a beautiful thing</p><p class="ql-block">it is to be alive.</p>