乡愁

《乡愁》| 双一

我的乡愁

是妈妈系在行李箱上

十几年

未曾飞走的

蝴蝶结

是我飞走

十几年后

打听怎样做蒸包

哪里买毛笔

是突然竖起耳朵

听，美国电影里

二胡的声音

是写首思念的诗

抽两下鼻子

用手机发一则

平安

2018-02-28

The Nostalgia

by Jacob Yang

The nostalgia to me

Is the butterfly bow

That mom tied on my suitcase

For a dozen years

That never flies away

It is after a dozen years

Since I flew away

That I start to ask

How to make steamed dumplings

And where to buy calligraphy brushes

It is the sudden pricked-up ears

That try to detect in an American movie

The sound of Chinese Erhu

It is writing down a sentimental poem

Having a couple of sniffs

And texting out a message：

"I am very well"