Moments Of Summer–Fireflies

Moments Of Summer–Fireflies

By the end of the field
a thin layer of withered crimson afterglow 
is struggling off the stack black clouds
under which there is a cluster of woods,
which is as dark as the silhouette
after a sudden storm.

The perfume of the hay rolls nearby has faded
while the freshness of the soil and the grass roams.
The rainwater remaining on the tip of the grass 
gets my bare feet so wet that 
I shudder slightly.

A few fireflies holding their magic lanterns 
flying in front of me kindly.
I am afraid that 
the sparks are too faint and twinkling
to illuminate 
my long way home.

Min Katherine Liu
Virginia Tech
WVArts Solitude
Summer 2016


2016年6月24日


夏日碎影——萤火虫

田野尽头，
一抹绯色残照
挣扎出重重乌云。
乌云下的一簇树林
暗沉如同剪影，
在一场突然而至的
暴风雨后。

近旁的卷卷干草
香气已淡去;
而嫩草和泥土的清新
在四周游走。
草尖残留的雨水
润湿我赤裸的双脚，
令我微微寒栗。


几只殷勤的萤火虫
打着它们的魔法灯笼
飞舞在我前头。
却只怕
这火星太微弱太闪烁，
照亮不了
我的漫漫归途。