Collecting Nectar

By Cheng Lie

If a new sign must be given
from the beauty contained in emblem,
it is the fresh flower from the south just like a philter
that the spring has been filled with.
In March, the basin in the south
just as gardeners continue with scenery in empty valley,
all the honeybees
with buzzing of sharp wings that cutting the daylight
with booty free from sin
fall into dazzling pattern.
Between vanities, in cups
footsteps that keep pace with Plato's loneliness
around the stamens
step out the nectar waves.

2018 / translated by Chen Zihong

采撷

程烈

假如象征中的美
必须给出新的符号，
那么南方的鲜花仿佛一剂春药
已将春天填满。
三月，南方的盆地
恰如园丁续写下空谷翠微，
所有的蜜蜂
在夺魂双翅捣碎白昼的嗡嗡声里
带着无罪的盗窃
落进迷目的几何图形。
虚白之间，杯盏中
闪现柏拉图孤独的同步
将花蕊萦绕
压出花蜜的浪花。

2018年