帶著憐惜，和疼愛

With compassion, with affection

房子裏常瓶供此花

a vase in our house displays

蝴蝶一般憩息於枝梗

now and then one bloom

設愿它花序從雙，免去

perched on its stem like a butterfly.

一點點伶仃的落寞

How fine if there are two,

有時子夜關燈

easing this slim desolation.

點燃蠟燭看它在暈光中

Sometimes at midnight I switch the lamp

流露些許羞澀的

for a candle, its haloed light

顏色，並且在窗前的小風裏微顫

releasing bashful orchid shades,

交纏花枝，和諧，美麗

the breeze from the window

次晨悠忽醒來

trembling the petals’ composure.

莊嚴的晨光逸入簾子

Next morning, the candle dead,

昏昧的房間漸漸明亮，蠟燭熄滅

solemn dawn’s slipped past the curtains,

依倚的花枝赤裸如新婚

the dim room bright,

their tangled stems, their blooms

naked as newlyweds.