◎ The Impression of Summer by Shen Wei tr Lush Greenness
On a summer day a few stones rest waterside having a drink.
A turkey puts its long neck into the off-white water, and Pieces of thin ice kept in store for ages are breathing in depth.
The naked daylight sends out curls of smoke at every pore, To find itself seated in a dried-up pine bucket. Both high noon and birds pause overhead, motionless Time, boundlessly elongated, becomes a transparent Silk thread.
The wind abandons its walking stick on the road, and Around the corner behind, love is decaying silently in the growth of grass.