2012年是美国气候记录上最热的一年.今天收到美国一个宣传地球暖化的民间组织寄来的电邮,他们刚在德州的奥斯丁市展开了一个叫做 "我太热啦!" (I AM TOO HOT!)的运动, 希望全国各地的人们能响应,大家齐力大叫一声 "我太热啦!" 让社会各阶层特别是政府和工业界了解预防地球暖化的工作已刻不容缓。下午把我的近作<干旱季节>改写成英文，张贴在这里，作为一点呼应吧.

2012 is so far the hottest year on record in the United States. Today I received an email from The Climate Reality Project, an organization with a goal of helping people understand how climate change impacts their everyday lives and the need for action. Last week, they took their "I'm Too Hot!" campaign into Austin, Texas -- where the temperature shot past 100 degrees each day. It was a success, and they want to take their "I'm Too Hot!" campaign to more cities where the temperatures are soaring.

In response to this worthwhile campaign, I translated my Chinese poem about the recent draught into English and am posting it here.

DRY SEASON

even the shadows

are dried to the bone

their whiskers sparse and brownish

with no dewdrops to moisten their throats

birds won't come to the window

to chirp

to waken dreams

to inspire

holding a dry-up pen

a poet stares at the blank sky

where not a single trace of cloud

is in sight

don't expect

tears of joy

anytime soon