Fei Yifei [China]
The mountains are perfect for watching the sun set in the west
It is neither hurried nor slow
It wears a yellow hat and lowers its eyes, and gradually
Ripen and fall from the stems.
The stream flows out of the valley and makes a racket
But it can’t stop a pine cone that is in a hurry to go down the mountain.
A titmouse is also unwilling to be lonely
To accompanying the slow dusk with sparse chirping
The sun is setting farther and farther away
I can reach the sea if I get up
As long as you get up, you can reach the sea
And to the unknown shore
Of course, everything cannot be determined in advance.
—This I know. To be alive all the time
I’ve been living to give something away.
Until one day, someone else stands in front of me.
And send me away
As to where I ended up
I can’t answer that now.
(Fei Yifei, is a contemporary Chinese poet and a native of Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province.He was awarded the Seventh Chinese Contemporary Poetry Prize.He is a member of Zhejiang Writers’ Association, and his works have been published in various newspapers, and anthologies. (Translated by Dr.Arthur Zhang)
