<p class="ql-block">the poet as two soft soles—for Yongbo</p><p class="ql-block"><br></p><p class="ql-block">the poet as two soft soles</p><p class="ql-block"><br></p><p class="ql-block">standing in a soft grey stone arch.</p><p class="ql-block"><br></p><p class="ql-block">Harbin snow is a page turned behind him;</p><p class="ql-block"><br></p><p class="ql-block">ice now written as mist on the mountain.</p><p class="ql-block"><br></p><p class="ql-block">A son of poetry descending and ascending</p><p class="ql-block"><br></p><p class="ql-block">like sunlight gathering in mist; by noon it</p><p class="ql-block"><br></p><p class="ql-block">is way over the treetops</p><p class="ql-block"><br></p><p class="ql-block">and may never even be coming back down.</p><p class="ql-block"><br></p><p class="ql-block">Summer flowers are waking up and groups of pines</p><p class="ql-block"><br></p><p class="ql-block">are leaning into stone, giving space to warmth.</p><p class="ql-block"><br></p><p class="ql-block">Summer triumphs over winter, in this space</p><p class="ql-block"><br></p><p class="ql-block">she is autonomous;</p><p class="ql-block"><br></p><p class="ql-block">drifting and reflecting in a hushed tone.</p><p class="ql-block"><br></p><p class="ql-block">10th May 2025</p><p class="ql-block"><br></p><p class="ql-block">《致永波：诗人如两只柔软的足履》</p><p class="ql-block"><br></p><p class="ql-block">诗人如两只柔软的足履</p><p class="ql-block"><br></p><p class="ql-block">立于浅灰的石头拱廊。</p><p class="ql-block"><br></p><p class="ql-block">哈尔滨的雪是他身后翻过的一页；</p><p class="ql-block"><br></p><p class="ql-block">冰现在像雾一样写在山上。</p><p class="ql-block"><br></p><p class="ql-block">诗歌之子在升降间浮沉</p><p class="ql-block"><br></p><p class="ql-block">如阳光在雾中聚拢；至正午</p><p class="ql-block"><br></p><p class="ql-block">它就是超越树梢的路</p><p class="ql-block"><br></p><p class="ql-block">或许再不会落下。</p><p class="ql-block"><br></p><p class="ql-block">夏花初醒，群松倚入石中</p><p class="ql-block"><br></p><p class="ql-block">为温暖让出空间。</p><p class="ql-block"><br></p><p class="ql-block">夏战胜了冬，此间</p><p class="ql-block"><br></p><p class="ql-block">她是自主的存在；</p><p class="ql-block"><br></p><p class="ql-block">以静谧的音调漂流，映照。</p><p class="ql-block"><br></p><p class="ql-block">2025年5月10日</p>