The aspen glitters in the wind

白楊在風中閃爍

And that delights us.

讓我們喜悅。

樹葉飄飛，翻轉，

The leaf flutters, turning,

因為在炎熱的八月那舉止

Because that motion in the heat of August

使其細胞保持水分。三角葉楊

Protects its cells from drying out. Likewise the leaf

同樣如此。

Of the cottonwood.

基因庫拋棄不穩定的莖

The gene pool threw up a wobbly stem

而樹跳舞。不，

And the tree danced. No.

樹被利用了。

The tree capitalized.

不，言說有局限，

No. There are limits to saying,

在語言裏，樹做了什麼。

In language, what the tree did.

很好，有時因為詩歌使我們醒悟。

It is good sometimes for poetry to disenchant us.

跟我跳舞，舞者。哦，我願意。

山，天空，

Dance with me, dancer. Oh, I will.

白楊在風中做著什麼。

Mountains, sky,

The aspen doing something in the wind.