Strolling Among Wild Geese

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godog
楼主 (文学峸)

Strolling Among Wild Geese

 

Strolling among wild geese,

I asked them: “Where're you from?

Where're you going?”

They looked at me as if I were

a guard at some entrance

or a philosopher.

 

Instead of answering my questions

directly, they said:

“We have flown through thick fog

in thousands of mountains,

and we've ridden ten thousand

leagues of cold wind.

Just beneath the white clouds is

where our hearts want to be.

We want to sing in

the music hall of the universe.”

 

“But will this often wind-tossed

flight ever end?” I asked.

 

“We don't want no end of it.

Although hard at times,

journeying makes us happy.

We always know know know,

We will go go go.

Joy of journey outweighs its toil.

It brings our blood to a boil.”

 

(© November 7, 2023, godog)

 

【五律】漫步雁群里

 

漫步雁群里,殷勤问始终。

千山穿郁雾,万里驭悲风。

心系白云下,声传寰宇中。

飘飘何日尽?苦旅意无穷。

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

疏影笑寒
Your English and Chinese poems are both

very beautiful! 韵味十足, 读起来特美!

天玉之
赞双语诗!
方外居士
Great poems! Thanks for sharing

图中真是大雁吗?从来只听过,没有见过!

7
7grizzly
They are fighters, literally. One gander floored me 8yrs ago
7
7grizzly
on a levee in the SF Bay.
唐宋韵
五律佳作,中间两联尤佳!
盈盈一笑间
谢谢分享佳作,占位点赞,回头细看~~
g
godog
Thanks for your encouraging words!
g
godog
Thank you!
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waterfowl
飘飘何日尽?苦旅意无穷。人生旅程也是如此。Wonderful poem!
g
godog
Thanks! 真是加拿大雁,白的并不常见,也可能叫snow goose
g
godog
Haha. These wild geese are actually very mild tempered.
g
godog
Domestic geese are more aggressive.
g
godog
I remember I was chased by domestic geese in childhood.
g
godog
谢谢鼓励!
g
godog
Be sure to take care your business first
g
godog
Thanks! Yes it uses a rhetoric called 以物喻人
暖冬cool夏
金句Joy of journey outweighs its toil. It brings our blood..!
7
7grizzly
They liked you. On me, they turned kamikaze!
盈盈一笑间
谢谢理解,很温馨。今天确实有些忙。:))
古树羽音
我在北大荒看到了村民家养的大白鹅,那叫真大呀,躲着走。
盈盈一笑间
漫步雁群里,殷勤问始终。 千山穿郁雾,万里驭悲风。