現代小詩:非馬《午夜彌撒》

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子夜彌撒

MIDNIGHT MASS

非馬

William Marr

然後我們驅車
去有彩色玻璃穹頂的暖房
看那株種了兩千年
且用人子的血灌溉過的
十字架
是否開了花

We then drove to the greenhouse
to see if the Cross was in bloom
the Cross that was planted 2000 years ago
the Cross that was once watered
with blood

當風琴頭一個忍不住
嗚嗚哭起來的時候
我們便紛紛拿起大衣，知道
今年無論如何
是不會有希望的了

When the pipe organ became the first one
to break down crying
we all picked up our coats and headed for the door
knowing it was another hopeless year

只有那個不死心的管理員
仍在那裏念念有辭
一邊亂灑着水

Only the stubborn caretaker refused to give up
he kept muttering something to himself
while sprinkling the air with water

作家簡介：William Marr，筆名非馬，在美國從事能源研究工作, 業餘寫詩作畫雕塑。出版中英文詩集16種，散文一種，譯著編著等多種。設有《非馬藝術世界》網站。