许其正：时间的影像

你说时间是看不见的

可是，你能说时间不存在吗？

当嫩芽从种子发出来

慢慢长高长大

然后枝繁叶茂

然后开花结果

然后蒂落

我知道时间已经走过

当一个小孩子诞生

慢慢长高长大

然后皮肤出现皱纹

然后头发染上霜雪

然后死去

我知道时间已经走过

即使你说时间是看不见的

可是，你不能说时间不存在

The Image of the Time　 Hsu ChiCheng

Time is invisible

Yet you shouldn’t say it doesn’t exist

When a bud comes out of a seed

Growing higher and higher slowly

Growing out a mass of branches and leaves

Then blossoms and bears fruit

Then withers

I know time has passed

After a baby is born

He grows up gradually

Then wrinkles appear on the skin

Then the hair turns white

Then he dies

I know time has passed

You can say time is invisible

Yet you shouldn’t say time doesn’t exist

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