漢英雙語詩〈給一隻鳥畫像〉刊登於《芝加哥時報》2024.10.25

William Marrs bilingual poem To Paint A Bird appeared in Chicago Chinese News, 2024.10.25

〈給一隻鳥畫像〉

你的頭往這邊斜

牠的頭偏往

那邊歪

反正牠不當

脫衣弄姿的模特

就在你擠顏料調色眯眼比劃

剛要落筆的時候

牠卻輕拍翅膀

嘩地一聲飛走了

撇下

一樹的

綠

TO PAINT A BIRD

when you tilt your head

this way

she will tilt hers

that way

anyhow

she is no model

posing

for no one

after mixing the colors

squinting one eye then the other

beckoning to this and that

finally you are ready to start

just then she flaps her wings

and takes off

leaving behind

a tree of

green