Heart Boat

Once I was a boat adrift in the vast sea,
Until I moored in the tenderness of your bay.
A seed in my heart grew into a lush banyan—
Roots deep in your soil,
Branches reaching for the sky.

Our joy, sorrow, pain, and sweetness,
Condensed into rain, wind, lightning, and twilight,
Piercing through layered clouds,
Turning with the seasons.

Now the boat sways upon the water again,

Mending its long-forgotten sail.

Yet it has long since taken root,
Buried beneath the banyan’s shade. 

 

曾经，我是汪洋里漂荡的舟，
直到泊进你港湾的柔。
心间一粒种子，化作葱郁的榕——
根须深扎你土壤，
枝桠向天际探求。

我们的欢愉、哀愁、苦痛与甜暖，
凝作雨、风、闪电和暮光，
穿越层云，
随四季轮转。

如今小舟又轻晃水面，
修补久违的风帆。

可它早已扎根，

葬于榕荫下。