Liu Yang
On the west bank of the Xiangjiang River there’s a muddy building site
a giant oil painting spread out against the sky
featuring all the artists’ favourite colours
The blazing brush works relentlessly
depicting drills, excavators, puddles of all sizes
and builders busy as ants
the cellphone panoramic camera snaps all this –
the dirty but orderly ant corps
with safety helmets
gathering here from snowy peaks
after crossing thousands of mountains and rivers
Years ago, one of them crept from the grubby land
and entered this building accidentally. The impression of mud
still there on the bottom of his trouser leg
With the infinite patience of an ant
he patrols each nook and cranny
On this building site a lasting ode is composed
with the clanging strokes of a tool made out of steel
作者简介：刘羊，本名刘建海，湖南洞口人，上世纪70年代出生，毕业于湖南师范大学中文系。先后出版诗集《小小的幸福》《爱的长短句》两部，主编《二里半诗群30家》《二里半诗群作品集》等诗歌选本。
来源：中国诗歌网
编辑：王立倩
