賭城燈火璀璨如昔
一夜之間
寒風夾着雪雨
驟然掩至
風聲蕭蕭
敲擊欲裂鐵皮隆隆作響
白豆水珠
漫天竪墮橫飛
唯剩下
木柱骨架勉力日夜支撐
質問颶風寒夜
何時了結
都說自然生命循環不息
高低起伏總是常態
翻開千年皇曆
發現今天正值冬至之日
一孖
2021年12月21日
農歷辛丑年十一月十八日冬至
Winter Solstice in the Gaming City
The gaming city is brightly lit as ever
Overnight,
The cold wind packing snow rain
Suddenly strikes
The rustling wind
Rumbling hits the iron sheets
Waterdrops like beans white
Fall and fly across the sky
Nothing survives but
The wooden frames hardly withstand
the turbulence day and night
Asking when
The powerful storm and cold darkness
Will end
They say Nature and life are in an endless cycle
And ups and downs the norm
Ah, opening the millenarian Chinese almanac
We realize today is the Winter Solstice
– Yiima
On December 21, 2021, Winter Solstice, lunar calendar’s 18th day of the 11th month, Xin Chou Year
– English translation by Swallow Xu
Photo taken by Yiima in Coloane on December 21, Winter Solstice
