Goodbye & Hello 再.見

You wanted say goodbye, before you head out
this trip - three months long
with a folding bike and a tent
.
出發之前 你想說聲再見
這一去 至少三個月
帶著 折疊自行車 和一頂帳篷
.
A foreign land, you long for 
absolute solitude
with lots sun light- warmth 
sleep with stars
listen the birds and river
.
陌生的國度 有你深沈的渴望
絕對的 孤獨
數不盡的陽光  溫暖
擁著星辰  入夢
鳥語 流水 相伴

You were a little anxious
 like a rock-star before went on the stage
I screamed and shouted as your biggest fan
though I was afraid too 
afraid of losing the connection with you
.
你 隱隱的不安 有些緊張
像快出場的巨星 在後台等待
我 嘶聲吶喊 像忠實的歌迷
其實 我也有些害怕
怕 就這樣 失去了 你

This is not the ending, you said
it's a beginning of a new journey
adventure for you and I
.
這不是故事的結局 你說
是一段旅程的開始
是 你 我 的冒險故事
.
So
Hello! there.

Beautiful life - 美麗人生

C said " your life is beautiful! " 

with tears in his eyes

他說 你的人生真是美麗！

眼裡 閃著淚光
.

I though about the life I have

in the past ten years 

came to the Sate and finished the class I signed up for

I got married, and divorced

once I lived on two slices of bread daily

now I have a place of my own
回想 過去這十年的日子
來到美國 完成想學的課程
結了婚 也離了
一度 每日靠兩片土司 過日
現在 有個屬於自的地方

I have cried, like a rain storm

almost gave up,just wanted to stay in the dark

I have laughed, until couldn't catch up my breathe

I have been so angry, flames up like fire

.

曾經哭泣 有如暴雨

幾乎放棄希望 寧願停留在黑暗

曾經狂笑 甚至無法換氣

曾經生氣 怒火高漲

.

visited five different cities

sydney, shanghai, tokyo, edinburgh, madrid

hamburg is on next itinerary 

拜訪過 五個城市

雪梨 上海 東京 愛丁堡 馬德里

漢堡 是下個目的地

Have been to five weddings, mine doesn't count
welcomed eight new life to this world and witness their growth
lost five people who I was closed to, includes my dear father
曾經參加過五次婚禮 自己的不算
歡迎過 八個新生命 加入這個世界 也目睹 他們的成長
失去了 五個 親人和好友 至愛的父親 是其中之一
.  
in the middle of November , one thirty A.M. 
temperature is thirty four degree fahrenheit
walking on the street without any jacket on
its cold
I just said my good bye to a dear one
she is not my really mother  but I call her"mom"
  在拾壹月中旬 的清晨一點三十分 
氣溫 華氏三十四度
走在街道上 忘了 穿夾克
真的 冷
剛剛 跟她說了最後道別
雖不是 親生的母親  但我稱她 媽 

I am really sad   tears are coming down
look up the sky
  thousands of stars    sparkling 
pouring into my eyes
here it is
my beautiful life!
真的好難過 眼淚 直流
仰頭看天 確見眾星  閃耀
這是
我的 美麗人生

Wordless - 無言

so I laugh

 .

所以 我 暢顏 歡笑

.

My heart 
cracked      opened   and let in 
 the breeze of
Happiness

. 

笑聲 敲開了 心窗

徐徐吹進
幸福的微風

Madrid, we first met - 初見 馬德里

Madrid - is your name
We met on a sunny day
.
A hint of Muslim background
Hang out with Roman for a while
Later was influenced by Christian
they said
.
you are quite complicated
sophisticated even
馬德里 是妳的芳名
我們 在 陽光普照下 相見
.
聽說 
經歷 回教洗禮 羅馬 影響
加上 基督教的後期鍛鍊
妳 有 複雜 的情緒
也許 該說 是歷練 世故

Bright and clear as a mirror
you, welcomed me 
with an open heart
.
well, not just for me
for everyone who pass by
 明亮 清澄 如鏡子般
妳 敞胸 擁我
.
等等 不只 對我
每一個 過客  
妳 ㄧ致 熱情 

we ate

.

一起 饕食

we drank 

.

共享 酩酊 

we walked street by street

.

he was a wild one

she was a sweet lady

he loved to dance

You used to tear, every time you hear her sing

 .

One by one 

you counted them out with the stories

loves . didn't last

散步 街頭 

走著 走著 妳細數

逝去的 愛情 放不下的 心悸

他 的狂野

她 的甜蜜

愛跳舞的 他

唱出真情的 那個人

I have to say

it's really intense 

on our first date

.

Oh, Madrid

maybe 

we should have some coffee

and call it the day 

坦白說

這一切 似乎過於激烈

我們畢竟只是初次見面

.

喔 馬德里

讓我們 喝杯咖啡吧！

今天 就先這樣了

J.K's Farm -記農場

Visited J.K's farm finally
總算 
拜訪了 J.K的農場 

over two hundred acres of land

 alfalfa, sudan grass
cover most of ground
.
兩百多英畝土地
佔滿 紫花苜蓿 和蘇丹草
.
We got some haying to do
J.K, Bob and I

我們三人

有收割晒草的任務在身

.
A John Deer tractor
 attached to a grass cutter
then the blower 
then the wagon in the end
一輛牽引車 掛著 大型收割器
再加 風箱
所有的草 都落進運貨車箱裡

Hot. warm sun
Ear plug block out the noise from the tractor
Back and forth 
陽光 熾熱
耳塞 擋住大部份的機械嘶吼
來來 回回

Dragon flies and I 
enjoyed the ride on the grass field.
蜻蜓 和我
享受著 在牧草場 馳騁
.
I love the farm
the opneness
the stillness
the harshness
with 
lots of strength
lots of life
lots of possibility
愛上了 農場如此寬廣 凝止 甚至 粗糙
卻同時擁有 無盡的能量 和生命力
還有無窮的可能性 

 I don't belong here
but 
it took me in 
with such kindness
我 不屬於農場
但是
它以 仁慈迎接

On my way out
the wind whispered
在回程的路上
清風送來農場的輕語

come back
soon
再 回來
探訪我
.

After visited Bean.

Sit by the water

 warm bright sun 

light breeze

.

a

back-raspberry twist with maple  cream-mee 

in hand

Brandi Carlile sang her heart out

 into my ears

read 

the journey of Eric Weiner

search of the happiest place in the world

.

joyful cheers!!

and claps! form far

oh

a bride in white gown 

companied with three deep purple dresss

as they walked by

.

What a beautiful day!!

.

What are you up to?

.

Not sure why

I thought of Mary Oliver

"As for death, I can't wait to be the hummingbird, can you?"

she said, in her poem

.

thoughts lingered  

.

If it's my turn to pick

I want to be a big old tree

.

So

you can come and sit by me

tell me all your story

 I will tickle you

while you read me the poem  

Stars. Words

Sunday night 8pm

" ..when all the stars line up 
the way they should

you are the most beautiful woman
 I've known..."  M.D said

.

I looked down to check my cell signal

all the bars are full

every words came in

loud and clear

It's a compliment

I think
sounded pretty also

Though

the words formed into snow

 and swirled

around and around

couldn't find their way

to settle in

I don't know how stars line up

Beautiful

is too far to reach

.

I am here

just me

.

under the sun

in the rain

full moon or no moon

with stars or not

sometimes it's pitch-dark

.

I am me

And then I found you

Oil Painting by Carol Norton

titled " and then I found you "

.

It found me at Art Hop yesterday

.

It moved me to tears.

.

Embarrassed I was

but

with joy

.

It decided to be with me this morning

will move in next Monday

.

I believe

we will aways be

happy

with each other

.

Sounds like a marriage

almost

but a lot easier

.

Prime Numbers - To Pete. H

THREE

Was lonely one

.

THREE

Spent a lot of time

working on

Self -improvement projects

hoping

things would be different

Maybe

bent a little

three could look like six

grow a little

three could be an eight

.

tried and tired

THREE was

.

Nothing worked

In Scotland, 2011

Pete.H told me the story of being three

I asked why me?

he said "I know you are not normal!"

"You don't look like others"

.

I took off my mask

with a sense of gladness

and relief

.

I am

a SEVEN

under covered in NINE

Thirty nine years gone by

finally

.

Fair's Wheel

9/2/2011

Fair's wheel was on my mind since I woke up this morning.

Not only the image of it,

the cheerful music came with it

they insists went to work with me

not going away.

So, set out to full fill the calling,

Must, I said.

This is not the first time I ride on the wheel

but

there were things catching my eyes

as I never saw them before

The fun I had from the ride

almost

a discovery.