許其正：鳳凰木枝頭

正是夏日時候

炎炎熱火揮發巨力

把手伸向南方各個角落

終於在鳳凰木枝頭

點燃起紅火

紅火熊熊而燃

火鳳凰便浴在火中

沒錯。那是火鳳凰

牠們成群浴於

鳳凰木枝頭

從這枝到那枝

牠們不停地小碎步跳躍

展翅短暫小飛

傾全身心力翻滾

牠們要洗去塵俗

獲得重生嗎？

牠們耐得住火

經得起錘鍊嗎？

是的。鋼就是這樣煉成的。

重生後，牠們必是

一首首旺燃的詩

On Branches of the Flame-Tree Hsu ChiCgeng

It is just summer time

The scorching sun is wielding its great power

Stretching its hands toward all corners in the south

Finally to enkindle red fire

On branches of the flame-tree

The red fire is burning fierce and wild

And the fiery phoenix is bathed in the fire

Yes. It is the fiery phoenix

They are bathing in groups

On branches of the flame-tree

From branch to branch

They are hopping and skipping

Spreading the wings for a short-distance flight

With body and mind to roll and welter

They are going to wash off mortal dust

So as to gain renascence?

Can they stand the fire?

Can they stand the hammering?

Yes. Thus is steel tempered.

After renascence, they must be

A flaming poem after another flaming poem@