VARIATION
Some willow leaves softly
fall on my daughter's forehead.
Some smoke from the kitchen fire softly flies and
rests on my daughter's lips.
Some shrill sound of the cicadas softly comes to
my
daughter's hearing.
Some peach blossoms softly fall on my daughter's
cheeks.
Some penguin softly flies and rests on my daughter's
nose.
Some fountain has softly sprinkled my daughter's
eyes.
Some waves softly splash my daughter's eyebrow.
Some rouge has unnoticeably tinged my daughter's
legs.
Some swing softly comes to my daughter's waist.
Some copper softly flies and rests on my daughter's
back.
Some rose softly falls and rests on my daughter's
hand.
Some sound softly travels and rests at my daughter's
hair.
After some some's, my daughter,
Carved by the earth,
Is a statue of eternal symbol.
(Translated by Chen
Hui-hua)
