How far away is your happiness?

你的幸福离你有多远？

            How many inches?

			有多少寸？

How many yards?

有多少码？

            How many bus rides to work

            有多少上下班的

and back?

公交车程？

            How many doorways

            有多少道门廊

and stairwells?

与多少阶楼梯？

            How many hours

            有多少个小时

awake in the dark

醒来在深夜

            belly of the night

            漆黑的肚子里？

which contains

那里存放了

            all the world’s bedrooms,

            世界上所有的卧室，

all dollhouse-sized?

全都只有洋娃娃大小。

            How far away is your happiness?

            你的幸福离你有多远？

How many words?

有多少言词？

            How many thoughts?

            有多少个念头？

How much pavement?

有多少条人行道？

            How much thread

            有多少根线

in the enormous sewing machine

在当下这一刻

            of the present moment?

            这架巨大的缝纫机中？