Alien-ness 

From a creek I carried water back,

In the dusk along the bright duckboard,

I was seen by a wallaby,

With studying eyes it stared at me,

Where are ya from?

Ya ain’t from around here, are ya?

My answer was as simple as usual,

No, I am from China… no, I mean,

I am from Launceston, Civilisation.

Oh I know, said the wallaby with no surprise,

Would you next time bring me,

Some more peanuts please?

* Feeding wild animals is prohibited in the park.  

异客

脚踏独径汲水徊,

头顶悬崖穿暮霭,

草丛袋鼠不相识,

且问客从何处来?

我本中华一女英,

家住朗市有文明,

袋鼠闻语不惊异,

请君再来带花生.

* 公园禁止喂野生动物任何食品

Sleepless-ness

It’s the culture that I very like,

But in Paris,

Traffic noise of constancy,

Keeps me awake all night!

It’s the wilderness that I much like,

But in Walls of Jerusalem,

Roaring wind of endlessness,

Keeps me again awake all night!

It’s my own mattress that I most like,

But back home in bed,

Roaming thoughts of crowd-ness,

Keep me hopelessly awake all night!

失眠

我热爱人类文明，辉煌灿烂，

但, 在法国巴黎，

灯挤车拥, 通霄达旦,

我实在彻夜难眠。

我更爱大自然，神奇威严，

但, 在塔岛高原，

凄雨冷风，上下浑然，

我还是彻夜难眠。

我最爱我的弹簧床，茸茸暖暖，

但, 回到我的安乐窝，

思想奔流，星斗闪烁，

我更加彻夜难眠。