桃花江畔桃花开

何方

春风又绿江南岸，桃江水暖，枝头先闹。粉云浮于青灰水色之上；风起，落花浮水，如未写完的春信，随波远去。

The spring breeze has once again brought greenery to the southern shore. The waters of the Peach River are warm, and the branches are already lively. Pink clouds float above the shades of green and gray water. As the wind blows, fallen petals rise and float on the water, resembling unfinished letters of spring that drift away with the current.

瀚林苑偎桃江一中之侧，校门梧桐初抽新叶，园中桃树已灼灼其华。铃声一响，书包甩荡奔过河岸，惊起白鹭；老人静坐长椅剥橘，橘络沾指，凝住一段春光。

Hanning Garden nestles beside Taojiang Middle School. The plane trees at the school gate have just begun to sprout new leaves, while the peach trees in the garden are already ablaze with beauty. As soon as the bell rings, backpacks swing and dash across the riverbank, startling the egrets. An elderly person sits quietly on a bench, peeling oranges. The orange strings cling to their fingers, capturing a fleeting moment of spring.

豪苑景致不争不抢：粉桃斜探围栏，落英铺就青砖小径，踏之软而无声；楼群静立，玻璃映天光花影，如一排排收着春色的相框。快递小哥掠过，车筐里桃花微颤，似亦赴江畔之约。

桂花园小学围墙不高，爬山虎初绿，桃枝早漫出墙头，垂落铁栏如系粉绸带。课间铃响，孩童涌至操场边踮脚看花，有人接住飘瓣，悄悄夹进语文课本——那页正写着“桃之夭夭，灼灼其华”。

江水徐徐，揉淡两岸桃影、人影、楼影。常坐石阶静观：白鹭单腿立浅水，忽一啄，涟漪漾开，倒影里的桃花碎成点点粉星。若有人衣角带风过，枝头便簌簌落下一小片春天，轻落肩头，滑入衣领——微凉，又微甜。

桃花江畔桃花开，开的何止是花？它是桃江一中教育集团小学、初中和高中三所学校门口的读书声，桥头的红灯笼，晾衣绳上滴水的蓝衬衫，老人搪瓷杯沿一圈浅浅茶渍——春不在别处，就在这江水一弯、桃云几树、人间烟火正暖的寻常日子里。