許其正：葡萄

一串串葡萄垂掛著，顆粒纍纍，在枝葉間，在支架上……。

在枝葉間，在支架上，垂掛著，一串串：紫葡萄、綠葡萄、白葡萄……。

垂掛著，從小小的顆粒開始，從瘦瘦的身段開始，從皺皺的表皮開始，從酸酸的味道開始，從極輕極輕開始，從生澀生澀開始，漸次生長，越生長顆粒越大，越生長越渾圓，越生長果肉越飽滿，越生長味道越甜蜜，越生長越有重量，越生長越成熟……。

啊，終於成熟了！

一串串，一顆顆，甜而多汁，入口即化，不需費什麼勁去咬嚼，是大自然靈氣的集合，天真地秀、日月光華的凝聚，是造物的巧手親自調理精製而成的。那會是多麼神奇的真滋味！

一串串，一顆顆，晶質的，微微透出晶光。是柑橘汁？是檸檬露？是草莓霜？是蕃茄醬？是杏仁豆腐？……

哇！好美呀！一串串，一顆顆，是白玉？是翡翠？是晶石？是翠玉？是如意？是寶石？是真珠？……

令人想起，佳人襟上、胸前、臂間、手腕、手指所戴的寶玉、真珠、戒指、手鐲……。

一串串葡萄垂掛著，顆粒纍纍……啊，那是一串串葡萄珠串！

1985年10月1日台灣日報副刊

The Grape  Hsu ChiCheng

There are cluster after cluster of grape hang down from the branches, from the frameworks, a grain after a grain…

From the branches, from the frameworks, hang down, a cluster and cluster, the purple grape, the green grape, the white grape…

Hang down, begins from the little grain, begins from the thin and small body, from the crape skin, from the sour, from the thinnest and thinnest, from unripe, grows slowly, bigger and bigger while growing, rounder and rounder while growing, plumper and plumper while growing, sweeter and sweeter while growing, more and more in weight while growing, more and more mature while growing…

Oh, it’s mature at last!

A cluster after a cluster, a grain after a grain, the grape is sweet and juicy, just melt in the mouth, don’t need to bite laborously, it’s the collection of nature sovereign remedy, the collection of grandeur of the universe, is refined intensively by Creator himself. How wonderful is the true taste!

A cluster after a cluster, a grain after a grain, it’s crystal, shines little crystalline light. Is it the juice of orange? Is it the dew of lemon? Is it the frost of strawberry? Is it the tomato sauce? Annin tofu?…

Wow! How great the cluster and grain! Is it the white jade? Is it the jadeite? Is it the crystal? Is it the green jade? Is it the ruyi? Is it the gem or the pearl?…

It let me think of the gem, pearl, ring, bracelet which wears on beautiful woman’s front of a garment, breast, arm, trick and finger…

There are cluster after cluster of grape hang down, a grain after a grain…oh, it’s a cluster after cluster of pearl of the grape! @

責任編輯：林芳宇