Tree of Life 生命樹

There was a tree at the street corner

It was strong and tall with wonderful shape

It was called 'Tree of Life' 

In a sunny day in spring

The tree had developed new buds and leaves

Birds flew to here from afar

To build the nest and sung  

In a hot day in summer

The tree flourished with twigs and leaves

Coming with soft wind in the shade

For people to meet and enjoy the breeze

In a windy day in autumn

Leaves turned yellow and red maple leaves fell

Making places all in red

In a snowy day in winter

Twigs were decorated with heavy makeup of snow

It was covered with glittering flakes

As if wearing an elegant & white gown

That day, people started gossip

Why didn't it grow new buds

Why was it bare and drying up

Some said it was a hindrance

Some said it looked ugly

Some said it was useless

Some said it wouldn't last long

Some cut the dying twig

Longing for its total recovery

A big red flower on earth

Sneered at it

Another petit yellow one

Its petal rolled off a tear-drop

This day a truck came

These men cut the tree down

And moved it away

Thereafter ...

There was no new buds nor bird nest and no birds had ever come

No one had ever come as there was no more wind

There was no autumn breeze nor leaves as the tree had gone

We could not see the tree with flakes but only the snowy ground

But I had seen the episode of the human life

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生命樹

街角有一棵樹，

粗獷巍峨，形態萬千，
人們稱它「生命樹」。

春和日麗，
樹上綻開綠芽新葉；
遠方鳥兒飛來，
築巢高唱新歌

炎夏朝陽，
枝丫茂盛葉婆娑，
濃蔭樹下送清風，
是乘涼相聚好地方。


秋風送爽，
樹葉發黃變紅，
落葉啼紅，
也為紅葉滿地添秋色。

冬霜皓雪，
樹桿粉妝艷抹，
臉撲晶瑩亮絮雪，
也往身上披霓裳。

那天人人竊私語：
它不長綠芽新葉？
枝幹枯朽變光禿？
有人說它礙地方，
有人說它變得醜，
有人說它不中用，
有人說它挨不久，
有人將壞枝鋸走，
希望能起死回生。


地上一朵大紅花，

咀角掛著冷嗤笑，

旁邊一朵小黃的，
花瓣掛著顆淚珠。


這天一輛貨車駛來，
工人將樹從根鋸開，
把它運走了。


從此…
看不見芽葉雀巢，因為鳥兒不再來；
看不見乘涼的人，因為清風已消逝；
看不見秋風黃葉，因為生命樹已去；
看不見冬曰濃粧，因為霜雪飄落地。


但我卻看見了人生的縮影。