时间书

作者  樊功生

时间像倾斜的轴

生命

如同露水

从天上而来

落在轴的某点

清澈动人

水珠朝同一方向蠕动

不时折射着光彩

也沾上了些尘埃

渐渐地

不透明了

有的说

它长知识了

有的说

它变庸俗了

水珠在膨胀

越滑越低

没什么特别原因

一个趔趄

从轴上坠落下去

渗入了泥土

谁也没在意... 

Time Book

By Ken Fan

Translated by Ken Fan

Time is like a tilted axis, 

And life is 

Like dew from the air

It lands randomly on the axis

Crystal clear. 

The water droplet moves gingerly

in one direction. 

Reflecting a variety of colors, 

Also picking up some dusts, 

Gradually 

It gets less clear. 

Some say

It becomes more knowledgeable, 

Some say

It becomes very earthly. 

The droplet is inflating 

As it slips lower and lower 

For no reasons, 

Just a small stumble, 

It falls from the axis

And sinks into the earth, 

Yet no one would even notice...