An Elegy

Mar 07 2008

Posted by: 阿偉 in Poetry

Fled now are the days of our youth and glory!
My heart burns brighter than autum yellow,
For not even the winter’s frost shall quench it.

I awoke this morn from my slumber
But, at midday my thoughts became
Restless, and by night no brighter.
So grabbed I my sword at my side,
And with it my scripture at my heart.
So I departed the city — no time did I bide
– Wandered past its sacred altars and gates
Onto a ancient plain, and did arrive
Between these barren oaks by silv’ry
Mist encircl’d. There did I wander
Till the sun had set, and in the night,
Silent sat I under the starless sky,
Breathing in the darkness and mists;
Speaking my prayer to a myriad gods,
Demigods and saints.

Now slowly begin the rains,
Falling from the sky,
Mingling with my tears upon the icy
Ground. Raising my head, I wonder
If the willow twig shall again be green.

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