《雪后过森林》Driving Through Forest after Snowstorm

《雪后过森林》

黑黝黝的沥青路面
一个劲儿不停地向前
延伸，消失于视线尽头
白雪覆盖的密林。

高耸入云的松柏，本该
是来往交通的庇护神。
但即便是钻入
他们巨大的身影，

任何向路两旁的稍稍一瞥，
积雪有两部车高的情形，
也难免会让人
感到胆战心惊。

唯一的想法是尽快
摆脱这鬼地方的阴森，
赶在下一个暴风雪
还未能得以形成。

终于来到了视线的尽头，
穿过白雪覆盖的密林，
眼前的情景
如同电脑屏幕刷新——

黑黝黝的沥青路面，还是
一个劲儿不停地向前延伸，
消失于视线尽头
白雪覆盖的密林。


Driving Through Forest after Snowstorm

The dark surface of asphalt highway
Crawls vigorously forward and vanishes
To the end of my sight where
The snow covered forest is.

The sky touching pine trees
Supposedly are the guarding angels
For the passing vehicles. But
Even under the shadows

Of their gigantic figures, any look
At the snow plied two car high
On either side of the road
Would make one frightened.

The only thing in my mind
Is to get the hell out of here
Before the next storm
Starts to hit.

Through the snow covered forest,
Finally arriving at the end of my sight,
The scene ahead is just like
Refreshing a computer screen,

The dark surface of asphalt highway still
Crawls vigorously forward and vanishes
To the end of my sight where
The snow covered forest is...


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From Poetry Sky Poetry Quarterly, Seventh Issue - August 15, 2006
http://www.poetrysky.com/quarterly/quarterly-7-laoha.html