Ronnie Lane [USA
Coming to Terms (and other four poems)
The earth vomited up the body of Abel three times
because it had never tasted the blood of man
and cried out to God when it knew its source.
Since that time both man and earth
have become jaded to the act and its taste.
When one man drops another in death
the earth opens its maw to receive.
Shame became buried in someone’s coffin
somewhere along the way and the earth
yields to the shovel of the grave digger.
Even God has stopped shaking His head.
Él Argentino
for Luis Benítez
swirls of smoke rise into the air around him
stones crumble in his mind as he hears
the intimate whispers of mysterious shadows
words colored with meanings and nuance
meant for ears more delicate than his own
distant shores of thought tickle the horizon
of his experience with palms of gratitude
while he hammers musical notes into his words
allowing wooden emotions to splinter
and air reach heartwood for the first time
since he was a sapling in the rain
Raising Cane
the edges of the sky are disguised
hiding behind swirls and billows
of smoke. Dust devils roam the fields
blackened like catfish by fires
clearing away spent sugar cane.
Vast clearings between shaggy fields
dirt black like you were growing celery.
Been going on fifty generations,
not fifty more. Turns out sugar
isn’t good to breath and winter here
means black snow (much worse than yellow).
Passing through I see the cruel beauty
the illusions, the metaphorical applications
of universal import, but I don’t see faces
hear the coughs, pay their doctor fees.
Bad passes with the good everyday
and hardly anyone knows the difference.
Another Word Cancer
like battery acid foaming and chalking
remarks that never got wiped off
careless verbal vomit that dried
on the face of a relationship
friends behind walls of words
hoping they don’t fall back on them
time is a construct, death a destruct
life is a conduct love is a product
whatever you feed lives
whatever you ignore starves to death
Catcher Getting Caught
Stretchers are waiting for the unwary
for some fool who knows he shouldn’t’ve
done what he did and now looking
at his exposed bones wishing
he had listened to himself.
The watched pot catches its breath
then whistles for the check.
Informed too late to free the tides
to their own devises they watched
in helpless horror as the shoreline
suddenly reached out in front of them.
Good will was shown.
The cavern was well lit
but darkness drank it away.
Motion detectors choked on data
and sirens broke out like an off key choir.
罗尼·莱恩[美国]
妥协（外四首）
大地曾三次吐出亚伯的尸体
因它未曾染过人血
向上帝恸哭，它知其来处。
自那之后，人与地
对这行径与味道都已麻木。
一人陨落于另一人之手
大地张口，静默收纳。
羞耻随棺木深埋
在沿途的某处，大地
向掘墓人的铲子屈服。
甚至，上帝也不再，摇首叹惋。
阿根廷人
献给路易斯•贝尼特斯
烟雾旋绕升入他周遭的空际
石头碎在他心里，他听见
神秘的影子亲密低语
语意微妙斑斓
为着比他的更敏锐的耳朵
遥远的彼岸之思轻抚着
他亲历之境，带着感恩之手
将音符铸入言词
让木质的情感裂变
空气首次触及木心
仿佛他是雨中的幼苗
种甘蔗
天际隐没于
旋绕与喷涌的
烟雾。尘卷风徘徊在焦土上
黑如墨鱼，火
清除废甘蔗。
广阔的空地
黑土如芹。
五十代已往矣，
再无多日，原来糖
之于呼吸无益，这里的冬日
意味着黑色的雪（比之黄色更劣）。
经过，见残酷之美
幻象，隐喻
共相的重要，我却看不见张张脸庞
听不见阵阵咳嗽，也付不起医药费。
每日好坏交替
任人难辨。
癌症 另一个词
如电池酸液发泡和粉化
言语永远洗刷不掉
不小心口吐的心声，干涸
面对一段关系
朋友躲在言词的墙后
但愿不被依赖
时间建构，死亡解构
生命导行，爱为产物
无论何以予生
无论何以忽视，往生若渴
捕手被捕
担架候着那些不慎的人
那些愚者明知不该
却偏行，如今看着
裸露的骨头，希望
自己当初听从了内心。
那被凝视的壶屏住呼吸
随后吹响口哨引人查看。
讯息来得太迟，释放潮汐
于自由的轨迹，他们凝望着
无助而惊恐，海岸线
突然冲到了他们面前。
善意曾显现。
洞穴曾被照得通明
但黑暗却将它吞噬。
活动探测仪被数据噎住
警笛拉响，犹如跑调的唱诗班。
（付玉群教授 译；Tr. Prof. Yuqun Fu）
About the author
Ronnie M. Lane was born in Blytheville, Arkansas, USA, on August 13, 1949. He spent most of his life in Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA, where he received his education at Grand Valley State University. He published many years on the small press scene before turning to the Internet for a wider audience. He has been married to Judy Lane for 26 years and they live in Lake Placid, Florida, USA. Published books: Empty cups (1971), Carnage (1972), Two prose poems (retitled: Two Prose Poems And Their Offspring)(1st edition, 9 re-prints, 1972; 2nd edition, revised and re-titled, 2018), Under the blood gorged moon(1st edition, 1973; 2nd edition, 2018), The blue quest (1st edition, 1973; 2nd edition, 2018), Face the whirlwind (1973),A shepherd walks the moon (1st edition, 1973; 2nd edition, 2018),Windows in the stone (1974), Great smoky mountains (co-author, 1974), Wheeling(1st edition, 1974; 2nd edition, 2018), The greatest show on earth(1975), Man unleashed upon the universe(1st edition, 1976; 2nd edition, 2009;3rd edition, 2018), Windows in the stone 2 (1976), Dreaming among flowers(1st edition, 2000;2nd edition, 2018), Morpheus rising(1st edition, 2005; 2nd edition, 2018), Connections(1st edition, 2007;2nd edition, 2018), Sailing into blue(1st edition, 2008;2nd printing, 2018), Carolina journal(1st edition, 2008; 2nd edition, 2018), Huron (1st edition, 2008; 2nd edition, 2018), Skins(1st edition, 2008; 2nd edition, 2018), Dark eyes of God(1st edition, 2008; 2nd edition, 2018), Under the blood gorged moon(2018), Bookcase for the stars(2018), Clouds mists and crawling vapors(2018), Clouds over Cuba(2018), Contrapuntal poetry(2018), Godversations(2018), Gunny(2018), Honey creek(2018), Now playing at the multiverse(2018), Orphans(2018), Running the maze(2018),Working class poetry(2018) and Both sides of the wall (2020).
作者简介
罗尼·M. 莱恩，1949年8月13日出生于美国阿肯色州布莱斯维尔。他大部分时间在美国密歇根州的大急流城度过，曾在大峡谷州立大学接受教育。他曾在一些小型出版社出版作品多年，而后转向互联网发表诗作，以寻求更广泛读者群体。他与结姻26年的朱迪·莱恩（Judy Lane）居住在美国佛罗里达州的普莱西德湖村。他出版的书籍包括：《空杯子》（1971年）、《大屠杀》（1972年）、《两首散文诗》（后更名为《两首散文诗及后续》）（第一版，9次重印，1972年；第二版，修订和更名，2018年）、《血色月亮下》（第一版，1973年；第二版，2018年）、《蓝色追求》（第一版，1973年；第二版，2018年）、《面对旋风》（1973年）、《月亮上的牧羊人》（第一版，1973年；第二版，2018年）、《石头中的窗户》（1974年）、《大烟雾山》（合著，1974年）、《旋转》（第一版，1974年；第二版，2018年）、《地球上最伟大的表演》（1975年）、《释放到宇宙的人》（第一版，1976年；第二版，2009年；第三版，2018年）、《石头中的窗户2》（1976年）、《在花丛中做梦》（第一版，2000年；第二版，2018年）、《摩耳甫斯崛起》（第一版，2005年；第二版，2018年）、《关系》（第一版，2007年；第二版，2018年）、《驶向蓝色》（第一版，2008年；第二版，2018年）、《卡罗来纳杂志》（第一版，2008年；第二版，2018年）、《休伦湖》（第一版，2008年；第二版，2018年）、《皮肤》（第一版，2008年；第二版，2018年）、《上帝的黑眼睛》（第一版，2008年；第二版，2018年）、《星星的书柜》（2018年）、《云、雾和攀升的蒸汽》（2018年）、《古巴上空的云》（2018年）、《对位诗》（2018年）、《与上帝的对话》（2018年）、《粗麻布》（2018年）、《蜂蜜溪》（2018年）、《在多元宇宙中上演》（2018年）、《孤儿》（2018年）、《跑迷宫》（2018年）、《工人阶级诗歌》（2018年）和《墙的两边》（2020年）。
About the translator
Yuqun Fu, PhD candidate in medio-translatology, of School of Foreign Languages, Southwest Jiaotong University, associate professor, and master’s supervisor of School of Foreign Languages and Cultures, Southwest University of Science and Technology. Her main academic interests include comparative literature and medio-translatology, English poetry, and ecocriticism.
译者简介
付玉群，西南交通大学外国语学院译介学在读博士，西南科技大学外国语学院副教授，硕士生导师，主研方向：比较文学与译介学，英语诗歌，生态批评。
