I remembered then
my mother’s favorite poem,
when she taught me the words
as a child, and I recanted
those syllables whose meanings
did not exist to me. It sounded
as if I said, by the earth
be some sea, but knew better
when I walked the steps
the poet walked. It was
not the earth, but the sun.
Not the sea, but the mountains,
that the first line, The White sun
sets behind the mountains,
began. And the Yellow River
flows into the sea.
黃河入海流;
欲窮千里目,
更上一層樓。
I remembered then
my mother’s favorite poem,
when she taught me the words
as a child, and I recanted
those syllables whose meanings
did not exist to me. It sounded
as if I said, by the earth
be some sea, but knew better
when I walked the steps
the poet walked. It was
not the earth, but the sun.
Not the sea, but the mountains,
that the first line, The White sun
sets behind the mountains,
began. And the Yellow River
flows into the sea.
I will be posting this round's poll soon.
IMPORTANT: Please do not post any poems here anymore. I will create a new thread for you to do so, in accordance to the rules of the PRC.
special thanks to sentimentgx4 for the sig
Pourquoi?