STRONG BUTTERFLY
Translated from Chinese by Claude. Read the original
A poem for myself:
Over the vast sea
He beats his wings and flies
In the boundless sky
He gazes at the distant horizon
In the empty air
His companions are the clouds, the wind and the waves. One belief lives in his mind
I will fly, fly to that faraway shore
He grows a little tired
Slowly he sinks toward the surface of the sea
Splash……
A wave soaks his wings
He wobbles, as if about to vanish in the battering sea
He shakes out his wings
Pulls himself together
Changes his posture
And climbs high into the sky
The sea wind brushes the scales on his body
Their old brilliance has faded. He seems to have forgotten that he was once just a sturdy butterfly
Forgotten the mockery and the sneers of others. He remembers only his old dream
Today’s goal
Someday
When he gathers nectar in the gardens on the far shore
He will beat his wings and fly, happy