From ten fingers flows a style

仿宋體從十指間流出

in homage to the Song dynasty,

彷彿十條支流匯成了

ten streams joining

廣闊的河道

one broad current.

速度已非往日

Today much faster than yesterday,

抖抖搖晃的筆桿

when the pen trembled.

右手拇指

Right thumb,

食指和中指

index, middle fingers,

革去了專利

less in charge,

仍在默默參與勞動

but still taking up their labor.

歡呼這個字詞

The characters for cheer

由左手尾指完成

end with the left little finger.

同意那個感喟

That interjection suggesting agreement

從右手無名指開始

arriving from the right’s ring finger.

字詞在左右穿插

Words shift to and fro,

互換位置

shuttling position.

拉過來推過去

Pulling closer, shoving back,

沒有過去鉛字

no dignity the old lead type

放不下的尊嚴

could not convey.

沒有過去分行

Line breaks

那麼想後思前

less hesitant than before,

沒有過去分段

stanza breaks falling

less smoothly into place,

那麼順理成章

endings more abrupt.

沒有過去收結

那樣毫不

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