Chiang Yomei

Another Country 異域

In this briefest of encounters
between darkness and light,
a new land stirs:

This is hallowed ground,
this liquid expanse of grey –
the dreamer caught in mid-flight,
riding a chariot of sparkling embers,
suspended between night and day –

Such a tender space –
empty yet full.
soon there will be nothing to hold onto
soon
the dreamer will disappear too

在光明與黑暗
短暫的邂逅中
一片嶄新的天地
隱隱現身:

這是一塊莊嚴的境域
一片灰色幻影
漸濃漸淡
夢者
駕著餘燼殘光
翩翩懸浮在日夜之間

柔和的空間
若隱若現
似空似實 –

再一小會兒,
就無物可依了;
再一小會兒,
夢者也將無影無蹤。