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Ode to the Construction Site

23/08/2022
Ode to the Construction Site

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

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