ANTS
We saw a documentary,
in the morning an ant
crawled out, went to work,
around noon she walked to their canteen,
but there was an emergency,
had to do overtime.
All afternoon was very tiring,
but she was successful,
saved many ants.
In the evening she was still alive,
so we hoped for tomorrow.
There were other bugs too,
with different stories.
But the main guys didn’t die,
maybe because this is also for kids.
Actually children know about death.
Nana or granny will have to go.
I never got to know
my grandfather on either side.
That was very common,
Second World War.
The ant we were watching
was very brave,
I was rooting for her.
Although we knew she wasn’t young,
probably had just a few days.
MW December 2024
painting by Bumubutai
蚂蚁
看了纪录片
蚂蚁早上
爬出来去上班
中午去餐厅
可是有急事
必须加工
下午一直很累
但基本上成功
救了很多蚂蚁
晚上还活着就好
明天再说
还有其他的虫
故事稍微不同
但主角不死
也许是观众有孩子
孩子知道死亡
知道奶奶、姥姥
有一天会走
我没有认识我爷爷
姥爷也是
在我一代非常普遍
因为二战
蚂蚁很勇敢
希望她活着
虽然一开始我们知道
她已经不年轻
也许还能待一两天
2024.12
Photo by Zhan Mingzhao
梦
睡午觉梦见一首诗
醒来想想
原来有没有这一首
可是已经没办法
不能读完
也不能记录
2024.12
DREAM
sometimes i dream
of a poem
and when i realize it’s a dream
i wonder if the poem is real
but there is no time
to check it out
or write it down
MW December 2024
诗
我不觉得诗让你变成更好的人
也说过几次
别想得太美
别说得太美
有的诗人
杀人
2024.12
POETRY
Poetry doesn’t make you a better person,
I’ve said that before.
There are beautiful words,
there are beautiful thoughts.
But some poets
kill people.
MW December 2024
Painting by Bumubutai
有时
有时有的事停止
或结束而有的刚开始
有时候一年都是暴力和战争
有时候一切都一下次坠毁
有时还有人想要过节
有时候还拿到宝贵的东西
有人想起你
2024.12
SOMETIMES
sometimes something stops
and something may begin
sometimes a year ends in violence and war
sometimes everything is destroyed all at once
sometimes someone wants to have christmas
and sometimes there can still be a gift
thinking of you
MW December 2024
中国大好き 