静坐 Sitting Silently

静坐
林徽因（25年冬11月）

冬有冬的来意，
寒冷像花，——
花有花香，冬有回忆一把。
一条枯枝影，青烟色的细瘦，
在午后的窗前拖过一笔画；
寒里日光淡了，渐斜……
就是那样地
像待客人说话
我在静沉中默啜着茶。


Sitting Silently

Winter has its purpose in coming,
chilly like flowers ——
flowers have fragrance, winter a handful of memories.
The shadow of a withered twig, slim as a wisp of blue smoke,
pulls a brushstroke across the afternoon window;
In the cold, the sunlight becomes dim, slanting gradually ……
It’s just like that
as if waiting for the guest to talk
I sip tea quietly in silence.


Tr. 3/10/2013