文/徐英才
父亲走了，走了很久
他的老花镜还在书桌上
戴上它，我什么也看不清
却清晰地看到他满脸的褶皱
每一条都在述说着一个故事
有的像承载重压的房梁 那样挺直
有的像丈量岁月的小路 那样弯曲
还有的隆成了巍峨的山形 默默地守望
镜框上的锈斑
是他伏案制图时滴落的汗痕
镜片上的划伤
是他耕耘文字时留下的犁迹
鼻托的磨损
深深镌刻着他低头劳作的年轮
父亲走了，走了很久
但他肯定在老花镜上留下了什么
要不，透过模糊的镜片
我为什么能够看到
银河流淌，星光闪烁
“Old Reading Glasses”
Author: Xu Yingcai
Father has been gone, gone for a long time
Yet his reading glasses still rest on the desk
When I wear them, I can't see clearly
But his face comes into sharp focus—
Every wrinkle telling a story
Some are straight, like beams bearing the weight of the house
Others curve, like paths measuring the passage of time
And some rise like towering mountains, standing guard in silence
The rust on the frame
Is the stain of sweat from his hours bent over blueprints
The scratches on the lenses
Are the furrows left by his plow through fields of words
The wear on the nose pads
Bears the deep marks of years spent in labor
Father has been gone, gone for a long time
But he must have left something on these glasses—
Otherwise, why, through their blurred lenses
Can I see the Milky Way flowing, the stars sparkling?
作者简介
徐英才 大学教师、翻译家、诗人，出版过十多部译著，有的被当作国礼送往国外，有的被用作大学教材；出版过多本诗集，他的诗论《中国三行诗理论与技巧》奠定了中国三行诗的理论基础。他是华人诗学会和汉英双语纸质诗刊《诗殿堂》的创办人。
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