Cowards and Ravens

[Lake]

Raking
in the bleak of the backyard,
I see
a raven
standing still on a tilted bench.

I toss a rock
to make sure it’s alive,
the bird shoots dagger eyes
and watches
a coward tiptoe away.
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the trouble with poetry is that it encourages the writing of more poetry -- Billy Collins

[William Zhou周道模]

stone is better than rock?

"I" tiptoe away? "I" am the coward?
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诗歌是灵魂的歌唱.
周道模

[Lake]

Hi there!

1, 'rock' means the same as 'stone' here. I used 'rock' for its sound that rhymes with 'toss'.

I toss a rock

2, Yes, 'I', the coward, tiptoe away.

Thanks for the read and questions.
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the trouble with poetry is that it encourages the writing of more poetry -- Billy Collins

[kino]

（喜欢这首，乱翻一下 ）


Raking
in the bleak of the backyard,
I see
a raven
standing still on a tilted bench.

I toss a rock
to make sure it’s alive,
the bird shoots dagger eyes
and watches
a coward tiptoe away.
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闲荡
在寒凄的后院
我看见
一只乌鸦
静立于歪斜的长椅

丢一个石子
确认它是不是活着
那鸟儿竟回眸
锐利地盯着
一个懦夫踮脚逃走

[Lake]

谢谢 Kino 的喜欢，译文收下了。

不过，不要“乱翻”， 这一乱，就把 raking 译成 “闲荡 ”了。 （有这个意思吗？我还不知道。）

Kino 一定不是干体力活的。

问好！
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the trouble with poetry is that it encourages the writing of more poetry -- Billy Collins

[kino]

哈哈，这是我无意中篡改的，没查字典，不好意思。不过觉得闲荡也好
我现在啥活也不干，不光是体力活~~

[Lake]