留下來，我

Stay, I said

對瓶中花說。

to the cut flowers.

它們鞠躬，

They bowed

頭更低了。

their heads lower.

留下來，我對蜘蛛說，

Stay, I said to the spider,

蜘蛛逃走。

who fled.

留下來，葉子。

Stay, leaf.

它變紅，

It reddened,

為我和它自己感到難為情。

embarrassed for me and itself.

留下來，我對我的身體說。

Stay, I said to my body.

它像一隻狗那樣坐著，

It sat as a dog does,

順從片刻，

obedient for a moment,

又立即開始發抖。

soon starting to tremble.

留下來，大地上

Stay, to the earth

溪谷間的草地，

of riverine valley meadows,

鑲嵌化石的崖坡，

of fossiled escarpments,

石灰岩和砂岩。

of limestone and sandstone.

它們回望向我

It looked back

變幻著表情，保持沉默。

with a changing expression, in silence.

留下來，我對我的愛說。

Stay, I said to my loves.

每一個都回答，

Each answered,

永遠。

Always.