Did you know an ant has four

你知道一只蚂蚁的触角

olfactory organs on its antennae;

有四个嗅觉器官

the female mouse, a clitoris? This I learned

雌鼠，则有一个阴蒂吗？这是

from two poets—one famous and American,

两个诗人告诉我的——一个很有名，美国人

the other a student of biology and physics.

另一个是生物和物理系的学生

Now anything is possible:

现在，任何事情都是可能的：

Did you know that grass has legs and feet?

你知道青草长着腿和脚吗？

That’s why it’s never still

所以它们从不安静

but runs on the spot like a child in an old gymnasium.

像个孩子在旧操场里原地跑

Did you know the moon cleans itself with a tongue

你知道月亮用和猫舌一般粗糙的

rough as a cat’s? It licks and licks until it disappears

舌头清洁自身吗？它舔啊，舔啊，直到消失

then comes up new again, shiny with spittle.

然后重新出现，带着唾沫的光泽

Did you know the yellow butterflies that feed on cabbage

你知道那吃甘蓝叶的黄蝴蝶

have a temper; the winds, a worrying mother?

有脾气，那风，是一个忧心的母亲吗？

Every dusk she stands in the airy doorway of the world

每个傍晚她站在世界那通风的门口

and calls them home.

呼喊他们回家