Wind blowin' on my face Sidewalk flyin' beneath my bike A five year-old's first taste Of what freedom's really like He was runnin' right beside me His hand holdin' on the seat I took a deep breath and hollered As I headed for the street You can let go now, daddy You can let go Oh, I think I'm ready To do this on my own It's still a little bit scary But I want you to know I'll be ok now, daddy You can let go I was standin' at the altar Between the two loves of my life To one I've been a daughter To one I soon would be a wife When the preacher asked "Who gives this woman?" Daddy's eyes filled up with tears He kept holdin' tightly to my arm 'Till I whispered in his ear You can let go now, daddy You can let go Oh, I think I'm ready To do this on my own It still feels a little bit scary But I want you to know I'll be ok now, daddy You can let go It was killin' me to see The strongest man I ever knew Wastin' away to nothin' In that hospital room "You know he's only hangin' on for you" That's what the night nurse said My voice and heart were breakin' As I crawled up in his bed And said You can let go now, daddy You can let go Your little girl is ready To do this on my own It's gonna be a little bit scary But I want you to know I'll be ok now, daddy You can let go You can let go
Ready
By Tian Yu Zhi
A tall evergreen tree outside the window
branches intertwined
young and old
He is no longer eating and drinking
doctors say hearing is the last sense to go
so I talked and talked, in his ear
Family members flew in
funeral plans chosen
his favorite shirt to put on ironed
Dear God, why am I still not ready
to let go of his hands, holding mine tightly right now
and for half a century?
Would the evergreen branches
ever meet again, in the same tree, after
dust to dust, ashes to ashes?
August 21, 2019
【准备好了】
文/天玉之
窗外立着一棵高大的常青树
新旧枝叉交织缠绕在一起
他已经不能饮水进食了
医生说听力是最后消失的感知
所以 我在他的耳边不停地说着话
家庭成员都从外州飞来了
殡葬计划已经选好
他最喜欢穿的衬衫也熨烫好了
亲爱的上帝，为什么我还是没有准备好
松开他的手？这双手现在正紧紧抓住我的
半个世纪以来, 一直如此
当生命轮回，尘埃落定
那些常青树枝还会在同一棵树上
再次相遇吗？
二零一九年八月二十一日
* 父亲在的安乐医院花园里的 “复活百合”，他走的时候，正值它们盛开。
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by Crystal Shawanda
Wind blowin' on my face
Sidewalk flyin' beneath my bike
A five year-old's first taste
Of what freedom's really like
He was runnin' right beside me
His hand holdin' on the seat
I took a deep breath and hollered
As I headed for the street
You can let go now, daddy
You can let go
Oh, I think I'm ready
To do this on my own
It's still a little bit scary
But I want you to know
I'll be ok now, daddy
You can let go
I was standin' at the altar
Between the two loves of my life
To one I've been a daughter
To one I soon would be a wife
When the preacher asked
"Who gives this woman?"
Daddy's eyes filled up with tears
He kept holdin' tightly to my arm
'Till I whispered in his ear
You can let go now, daddy
You can let go
Oh, I think I'm ready
To do this on my own
It still feels a little bit scary
But I want you to know
I'll be ok now, daddy
You can let go
It was killin' me to see
The strongest man I ever knew
Wastin' away to nothin'
In that hospital room
"You know he's only hangin' on for you"
That's what the night nurse said
My voice and heart were breakin'
As I crawled up in his bed
And said
You can let go now, daddy
You can let go
Your little girl is ready
To do this on my own
It's gonna be a little bit scary
But I want you to know
I'll be ok now, daddy
You can let go
You can let go