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◎露珠文/ 玉上烟

除了樱桃树的香气和
几只在草丛中走动的小虫子的低语
万物还在慵懒的睡梦中

一朵小野花鹅黄的唇瓣上--

奇妙的露珠--
饱满，晶莹，带着一点点的凉意

多么危险的美！

我一动不动地看着它，直到它突然被风吹落
在空气中隐去踪迹

死亡很静，静得我来不及呼吸

来不及叫喊，也来不及像它那样，在风中
轻轻颤抖一小会儿

◎A Bead of Dew by Jade Mists tr. Lush Greenness

Except for the fragrance of a cherry tree and
The murmurs from a few moving worms in the growth of grass,
All creatures on earth are lying motionless in their dreams.
On the lips of a yellowish wild flower stays
A wonderful dewdrop,
Plump and translucent, with a bit of coolness.

What perilous beauteousness!

I gaze fixedly at it until it is blown off by a breeze
And loses itself into the air.
It dies so noiselessly that I have no time for a gasp.
Too late to give a cry, too late to act as the dew in the breeze
Shivering lightly for an instant.