IF THE MOON HAPPENED ONCE 如果月亮只出现一次 by Kay

IF THE MOON HAPPENED ONCE
– Kay Ryan
.
If the moon happened once
it wouldn’t matter much,
would it?
.
One evening’s ticket
punched with a
round or a crescent.
.
You could like it
or not like it,
as you chose.
.
It couldn’t alter
every time it rose;
.
it couldn’t do those
things with scarves
it does.

From her book “The Best of It”

如果月亮只出现一次

如果月亮只出现一次
那不会有多大关系，
是吧？

一张夜票
被打上一个
圆或半圆。

你可以喜欢
或不喜欢，
随你。

每次升起
它都不会改变；

它不会做那些
戴上围巾
去做的事。

7/2/11 首译
4/29/12 再译