玉佛寺

冒烟的日子

喘著气

等待

泼水节的来临

金碧辉煌的玉佛寺里

我的心却清凉

如白瓷观音

当我瞥见

在菩萨身上贴金的

一双虔诚的小手

在自己的脸上

也贴了一朵

甜甜的

微笑

JADE BUDDHA TEMPLE, BANGKOK

on a smoky summer day

gasping

waiting for the arrival

of the Water-Splashing Festival

yet inside the gilded temple

my heart is cool

as a white porcelain Kwan Yin*

when I see

a little girl's devoted hands

gilding an idol

while at the same time putting

a sweet smile

on her own face

* Kwan Yin, Bodhisattva and Goddess of Mercy and Compassion