A windstorm swept across the city Shook dead branches from many trees Down to the ground The tree trunk of my heart Also dangles some branches, hard to part External forces, such as a windstorm Just what it needs —— The final blow
2.
Communion
The sun finally came out melted the snow water flowing around wet the streets and grass water puddles shine like mirrors I ran out, opened my arms, faced up to the sun —— not sure why, tears dripping down from the corners of my eyes it must have been the snow, that piled up in my heart during the whole winter
3.
【Love and Scars】
Before medical tubes choke us，like snakes in the dark lurking
Before bottles of chemicals injected into our body for a few more breaths taken in
Let's break those chains and run freely，like happy animals in prehistoric times
Drink rain water for thirst give hugs for warmth eat berries for hunger, herbs to ease pain
We will go out to the green fields make love and scars, collect them as tickets to Heaven
4.
【If You Feel Lonely】
If you feel lonely make a tree pose imagine yourself a rainbow tree in a beautiful forest
Raise your hands high so the tree touches the sky feel energy flow to your feet fill in any emptiness you experience
Leaves chant in the wind a thousand eyes wide open taste raindrops from orchids hear flowers blooming in the mist
The sun glides over dark shadow shows the world a hundred miles grin breathe the life around you who will never be a lonely tree
5.
【Floating Clouds & May Storms】
A floating cloud (as you called it) drifted back. Again. It has been lurking somewhere, The same one that you blew away, several times， Euphemistically but firmly, with your magic wand
Suddenly，I realize the reason for The lightness of a floathing cloud —— It has no face, or form, nor a heart, heavy enough To anchor self pity or love
A cloud carries little weight， Moves in and out in the sky full of sunshine， Not knowing which sphere it belongs to, Nor where it goes from here
Nevertheless, it was the cause and the epicenter of Recent May storms, just as upsetting and Detrimental as last May's, only that This time,
We experienced it together, tacitly from afar Hand in hand, with smiles and inner peace "Sweetheart, how many storms have we weathered together by now?"
"May showers bring June flowers..."
6.
【Fireside Chat at Year End】
I knit my inner joy and loneliness together tie them into knots with words with your knots connected with mine, we then have the sun and the moon, latitude and longitude we have a city of hearts, with wind and rain day and night, inside live you and me more truthful than reality
Similar soul and energy in this vast world as if two molecules drifting in the sea such an encounter is a ten-millionth probability however, we hit the jackpot feeling thankful and lucky how could we expect anything else?
Some people communicate everyday but couldn’t hear the voice from one’s heart we may only talk in words but every word taps on the keyboard of a soul Yes, you could not touch my face and my hand your tenderness between the lines touches my heart
7.
【Come back to me when you are free】
When your thoughts of me float in sips of your morning coffee you see my smile in rose petals and the music you play come back to me
When your hands are free to hug your heart filled with joy, not guilt when you can reach for all of me in the morning breeze come back to me
Even if I have to wait for years when your hair turns grey，and your wrinkles of missing me written all over your face I don’t mind, my love
I will be your coffee, your music your rose petals，and your love will feed mine come back to me, my love come back when you are free
8.
【Rose on Top of a Mountain】
How would I expect you to nourish my soul, with sunshine and rain the soul of a rose on top of a mountain when you bear the hunger of your own soul looking for berries and firewood for a mountain hut down below?
I will not descend, just to be with you do you have the courage and strength to climb to the top, with your bare hands and feet? If I didn’t choose me at this time you would not have looked up to me in the first place
I am not the wild daisy, embellishing your journey nor am I the snow lotus, secretly blooming in an imaginary cave treat me as the rose on top of a mountain when you touch my petals with genuine sunshine from your heart I will return with my sweetest smiles
9.
【Moonlit Night in Maui】
That night, the Moon glided on Blue sky water, the wind wandered between Coconut trees and phoenix trees I lay on the lounge chair, half awake and half asleep All the reasons for being in this world faded away With the sound of waves, left only bare existence The fine sand underneath my feet, the island in the distance I myself, between Heaven and Earth, Breathed together with the ocean
I would like to take someone, in my remaining years Return to the moonlit night of Maui, Listen to the wave sound of two souls Ease into peaceful tranquillity of existence It would be a holy night, More meaningful than any wedding or funeral At last, we, two human beings No longer lonely, in the universe
Who will return with me after all? That face of clarity and a blur at times Recently appear in my dreams again, Wafting me off in the fragrance of plumeria flowers, Pineapple smelled breeze
【天玉之原创英文诗歌习作集】（2015-2023） (11-20)
文/天玉之
1.
【A Windstorm】
A windstorm swept across the city
Shook dead branches from many trees
Down to the ground
The tree trunk of my heart
Also dangles some branches, hard to part
External forces, such as a windstorm
Just what it needs ——
The final blow
2.
Communion
The sun finally came out
melted the snow
water flowing around
wet the streets and grass
water puddles shine like mirrors
I ran out, opened my arms,
faced up to the sun ——
not sure why, tears dripping down
from the corners of my eyes
it must have been the snow, that
piled up in my heart
during the whole winter
3.
【Love and Scars】
Before medical tubes
choke us，like snakes
in the dark lurking
Before bottles of chemicals
injected into our body
for a few more breaths taken in
Let's break those chains and
run freely，like happy animals
in prehistoric times
Drink rain water for thirst
give hugs for warmth
eat berries for hunger, herbs to ease pain
We will go out to the green fields
make love and scars,
collect them as tickets to Heaven
4.
【If You Feel Lonely】
If you feel lonely
make a tree pose
imagine yourself a rainbow tree
in a beautiful forest
Raise your hands high
so the tree touches the sky
feel energy flow to your feet
fill in any emptiness you experience
Leaves chant in the wind
a thousand eyes wide open
taste raindrops from orchids
hear flowers blooming in the mist
The sun glides over dark shadow
shows the world a hundred miles grin
breathe the life around you
who will never be a lonely tree
5.
【Floating Clouds & May Storms】
A floating cloud (as you called it) drifted back. Again.
It has been lurking somewhere,
The same one that you blew away, several times，
Euphemistically but firmly, with your magic wand
Suddenly，I realize the reason for
The lightness of a floathing cloud ——
It has no face, or form, nor a heart, heavy enough
To anchor self pity or love
A cloud carries little weight，
Moves in and out in the sky full of sunshine，
Not knowing which sphere it belongs to,
Nor where it goes from here
Nevertheless, it was the cause and the epicenter of
Recent May storms, just as upsetting and
Detrimental as last May's, only that
This time,
We experienced it together, tacitly from afar
Hand in hand, with smiles and inner peace
"Sweetheart, how many storms
have we weathered together by now?"
"May showers bring June flowers..."
6.
【Fireside Chat at Year End】
I knit my inner joy and loneliness together
tie them into knots with words
with your knots connected with mine, we then
have the sun and the moon, latitude and longitude
we have a city of hearts, with wind and rain
day and night, inside live you and me
more truthful than reality
Similar soul and energy
in this vast world
as if two molecules drifting in the sea
such an encounter is a ten-millionth probability
however, we hit the jackpot
feeling thankful and lucky
how could we expect anything else?
Some people communicate everyday
but couldn’t hear the voice from one’s heart
we may only talk in words
but every word taps on the keyboard of a soul
Yes, you could not touch my face and my hand
your tenderness between the lines
touches my heart
7.
【Come back to me when you are free】
When your thoughts of me
float in sips of your morning coffee
you see my smile in rose petals
and the music you play
come back to me
When your hands are free to hug
your heart filled with joy, not guilt
when you can reach for all of me
in the morning breeze
come back to me
Even if I have to wait for years
when your hair turns grey，and
your wrinkles of missing me
written all over your face
I don’t mind, my love
I will be your coffee, your music
your rose petals，and
your love will feed mine
come back to me, my love
come back when you are free
8.
【Rose on Top of a Mountain】
How would I expect you
to nourish my soul, with sunshine and rain
the soul of a rose on top of a mountain
when you bear the hunger of your own soul
looking for berries and firewood
for a mountain hut down below?
I will not descend, just to be with you
do you have the courage and strength
to climb to the top, with your bare hands and feet?
If I didn’t choose me at this time
you would not have looked up to me
in the first place
I am not the wild daisy, embellishing your journey
nor am I the snow lotus,
secretly blooming in an imaginary cave
treat me as the rose on top of a mountain
when you touch my petals
with genuine sunshine from your heart
I will return with my sweetest smiles
9.
【Moonlit Night in Maui】
That night, the Moon glided on
Blue sky water, the wind wandered between
Coconut trees and phoenix trees
I lay on the lounge chair, half awake and half asleep
All the reasons for being in this world faded away
With the sound of waves, left only bare existence
The fine sand underneath my feet, the island in the distance
I myself, between Heaven and Earth,
Breathed together with the ocean
I would like to take someone, in my remaining years
Return to the moonlit night of Maui,
Listen to the wave sound of two souls
Ease into peaceful tranquillity of existence
It would be a holy night,
More meaningful than any wedding or funeral
At last, we, two human beings
No longer lonely, in the universe
Who will return with me after all?
That face of clarity and a blur at times
Recently appear in my dreams again,
Wafting me off in the fragrance of plumeria flowers,
Pineapple smelled breeze
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https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/HAEp2U1act2I_0jOmYsBXw?
10.
【The Oaks at Salem】
We've gotten used to masks, zoom meetings
Canceled plans, trips, graduation parties
Home cooked meals, and TV's daily bad news
But today, I took out that floral qipao dress
A pair of glittering high heeled shoes
Flew to Salem, North Carolina, the Oaks
The roses in the north are about to wither
The blossom season of southern roses just begins
Roses will bloom, in time, even in a world full of viruses
The sky bestows ocean wave blue, the clouds hover sheep suet white
The lovers'walk in the sunset towards the altar
Could have happened ten years back
The vows, the kisses, the dance
The sparkles in the eyes, the teardrops on the face
Sweet love, I was in your arms
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Forward to read your poems!