Walking in the Long Lane    Hsu ChiCheng

Now dusk! Twilight is gathering

Though seeing and hearing is worsening

The afterglow is a riotous confusion of colors

Quite a long distance has been covered

The long lane is still quite long

The length unknown

All along the way

Sometimes it is fair and sunny

Sometimes it is windy and rainy

Full of turns and curves …

Yes, the road of human life

Is circuitous, snaky and sinuate

The joys and sorrows of life have to be tasted

Now dusk! twilight is gathering

What is the length of the long lane ahead?

Is the lane smooth or hard of walking?

In spite of uncertainty

In spite of tiredness and difficulty in walking

No stop and no rest

One’s courage has to be taken in both hands

To appreciate and draw the colorful sunset glow

World Poetry Yearbook 2013(P.307)  June 2014

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