Waiting for a Train in the Land of Poetry

等待诗里的火车

作者：任先青

I'm waiting for a train in the land ofpoetry.

我在等待诗里的一列火车

Waiting in hope for its clanging sounds andforceful roaring past!

等待它 铿锵的足音 凌厉的啸呼

Let its display of great momentum shock meand traverse me.

大气磅礴 震撼我 穿越我

As if eager for a grand celebration toapproach, I'm the very first

仿佛等待一次盛大庆典 我率先

to hear my own thumping heart.

听到自己嘭嘭的心跳

With the classics open, thoughts of lovegrowing, and my bones elongating,

经典打开 情思渐盛 骨骼拔节

the train speeds up, laden withflowers—fresh, vivid, and profuse…

鲜活 饱和 火车满载花朵疾驶而来……

Thereupon, who cares if I'm driven to jointhe Liangshan rebels by a pile of words and expressions?

于斯 我已不在乎被一摞词语逼上梁山

I don't mind that I grow melons in empty spacesbut reap beans;

不在乎 空格地里种瓜得豆

I don't mind being misread by you or thesepreposterous times.

不在乎 被你和尖刻的生活 误读