英语俳句汉译（7）笛·艾沃滋和拉里·盖茨

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heat of the day
still in the brick wall
of the liquor store

a dusting of snow
tire tracks grow visible
in the road's soft edge

overnight bus
the young mother
sucks her thumb

chill night
after you the toilet seat
slightly warm

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track /træk/ n. 足迹；轨道；（崎岖不平的）小路 suck /sʌk/ v. 吸食，吮吸

笛·艾沃滋

白天的炎热
依然留在
酒店的砖墙上

路边的软基上
一层雪
显出轮胎的痕迹

夜行的汽车上
年轻母亲
吮着拇指

寒夜
你坐过的马桶上
淡淡的余温

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The crow flies off…
mountains fall away
beneath him

At the river-bend
wriggling towards the setting sun
a lone watersnake

Winter dawn;
from the deepest part of the forest
crows are calling

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wriggle / 'rɪɡl/ v. 扭动，蜿蜒行进

拉里·盖茨

乌鸦飞起来
山在它身下
越来越矮……

河湾处
孤单的一条水蛇
蜿蜒游向落日

冬季的黎明
森林最深处传来
乌鸦的叫声