One granite ridge

一条花岗岩山脊

A tree, would be enough

一棵树，即已足够

Or even a rock, a small creek,

甚至只要一块岩石、一道溪流、

A bark shred in a pool.

池塘里的一块树皮，即可。

Hill beyond hill, folded and twisted

群山层峦叠嶂

Tough trees crammed

树木粗壮，挤在

In thin stone fractures

石罅之间；

A huge moon on it all, is too much.

月照万有，太大的月亮。

The mind wanders. A million

思绪漫漫，一百万个

Summers, night air still and the rocks

夏日，夜气静而山岩暖。

Warm. Sky over endless mountains.

长空笼盖无尽的群山。

All the junk that goes with being human

人类带来的一切废物

Drops away, hard rock wavers

尽去，盘石颤抖

Even the heavy present seems to fail

即使沉重的现在似乎也无法应对

This bubble of a heart.

这气泡的心。

Words and books

词语和书籍

Like a small creek off a high ledge

像泻下高崖的小溪

Gone in the dry air.

消失在干燥的空气中。

A clear, attentive mind

一个了无心思的心灵

Has no meaning but that

清澈，敏感

Which sees is truly seen.

看到的就是真正看见的。

No one loves rock, yet we are here.

无人爱岩石，而我们在这里。

Night chills. A flick

夜凉。月色中

In the moonlight

一个闪光

Slips into Juniper shadow：

闪入落叶松的阴影：

Back there unseen

那里，隐蔽之处

Cold proud eyes

狮子或土狼的眼睛

Of Cougar or Coyote

冷傲地

Watch me rise and go.

注视我起身，离开。