Yes, I’m Winter

金包銀 （王劭文 | Kimvalrie Neal)

本詩作者金包銀（王劭文）註：有別於讚頌四季的美，我寫了一首秋季的詩和這首冬季的詩，都在表達季節其實是 頗無情地來去這世間。

A Gardener’s Wife’s Naming Right
He creates a raised bed;
I name it Raisin Bread.
He creates a triangle bed;
I name it Pascal.
He creates a ring-shaped bed
surrounding our sunken garden;
I name it Sunken Donut.
He creates steps on a slope
covered with abundant hostas.
I named the area Hostas la Vista.
He creates a mound,
and grows many plants there in vain;
I name it Sisiphus.
He creates a round bed
full of evergreen pachysandra;
I name it Nietzsche.
He creates a large bed
where our beautiful lupin dominates;
I name it Paradise
even though that’s also
where some wild lucifers reside.
He creates a rose garden
despite some concerns
over rose bushes’ fussy temperament
(He already has to deal with my fussiness);
I name it I Never Promised You…
I’ve never asked him to provide,
but he’s kept on delivering it all,
and some more–
Bottomless tender love
from a rural boy to an urban girl~

本詩作者金包銀（王劭文）註：我寫這首詩獻給我那喜愛園藝的丈夫 Dan Neal。我們家的花園都是他開創出來的 ，我只是偶爾幫一些些，而他任我為各個花圃命名。我感謝他送給我和這個世界的美。

Farewell to a Dear Friend – No. 2
Inscribed in the woods–
Your enchanting voice.
Sliding ‘round echoes–
Burnt sienna and gold.
Maple leaves leave notes–
In whirling dances.
Soaring, descending–
In search of your shape.
Your shape, that used to
Be defined so fine,
Now without a form
And without a line.
Though aware you’re gone,
The dances keep on
Until that final sigh,
When the last leaf falls
On the forest floor.
I know it is time
That I bade you farewell–
A delayed goodbye.

本詩作者金包銀（王劭文）註：我在一個詩作工作坊中創作這個作品，每行有五個音節，詩篇描述一個人最終接受 摯友離世的事實，這人對摯友的思念和不捨，如秋風中不斷旋轉舞動的赭紅色和金黃色楓葉。