Crow and Culture 乌鸦与文化

Author:   Fei Qin

She heard a crow cawing outside her window.

to be secretly delighted

Then a flock of crows began to circle and hoot.

She was overjoyed.

She’s styling her hair.

black hair

kimono

wooden clogs

She is making tea.

Open the window.

Overlook

This is in Japan.

乌鸦与文化

作者:秦菲

她听见窗外一只乌鸦叫

窃喜

后来是一群乌鸦盘旋着叫

她大喜

她盘头

黑发

和服

木屐

她沏茶

推窗

眺望

这是在日本

Qin Fei: In Japanese culture, crows symbolize good fortune.秦菲:日本文化中，乌鸦代表吉祥

Qin Fei’s poem “The Crow and Culture” was selected for the “2018 Chinese Poetry Rankings.” Editor-in-chief: Zhou Se-se, Qiu Hua-dong.秦菲诗歌《乌鸦与文化，入选《2018年中国诗歌排行榜》，主编:周瑟瑟，邱华栋。