668 | Arid fields | Duan Guang, China

Arid Field

The barren field
is flooded by the fire,
seedlings burn like scanty hairs,
earth’s chapped lips
remain silent,
only the trees in the distance
are trembling a few green notes.

Duan Guang, China

English translation Iuliana Pasca – Stanley Barkan

Arid Field

The barren field
is flooded by the fire,
seedlings burn like scanty hairs,
earth’s chapped lips
remain silent,
only the trees in the distance
are trembling a few green notes.

Duan Guang, China

English translation Iuliana Pasca – Stanley Barkan

Arid Field

The barren field
is flooded by the fire,
seedlings burn like scanty hairs,
earth’s chapped lips
remain silent,
only the trees in the distance
are trembling a few green notes.

Duan Guang, China

English translation Iuliana Pasca – Stanley Barkan

Arid Field

The barren field
is flooded by the fire,
seedlings burn like scanty hairs,
earth’s chapped lips
remain silent,
only the trees in the distance
are trembling a few green notes.

Duan Guang, China

English translation Iuliana Pasca – Stanley Barkan