Qiao Damo [China]

                                                                

The Plateau in Pajamas

 
At this moment, the pajamas are awake, while the plateau is asleep.
Only the lambs scattered all over the mountains and fields
Draw milk from the breasts of the clouds.
At this moment, the cave is damp. No language, just a tingling tremor.
The spring water in the valley washed her away.
She squatted on the smooth pebbles,
Blooming trumpet flowers and autumn chrysanthemums.
At this moment, the pajamas are awake. A singing of harvesting souls.
This is the drizzling rain driving the carriage, swimming in the treetops,
Go on vacation to heaven.
The cave is once again damp. Expose her Nestle.
Through the swaying branches and leaves of the tree lined path, guarded by petals
Flower plate, she shyly bloomed.
At this moment, my pajamas are awake, collecting butterflies and diamonds.
This is a palace nestled by mountains and waters
Lighting a kerosene lamp can make dragons fly and phoenixes dance,
and two lamps can ascend to heaven.
At this moment, the cave is damp. At this moment, she is like a fish in water
Her pajamas were suddenly taken away by the wind. Enchanted mountains rush towards us.
Lambs spread all over the mountains, gnawing on the breasts of the green grass.
At this moment, the nightgown came back again, and she caressed her land.
In her secluded valley, large patches of red poppies shone brightly everywhere.
There is no place to hide anymore. A waterfall, rolling up the curtain.
The reflections of those baby fish began to go crazy.
 

 
The Birth of Time
 
Starting from nothingness, all things are chaotic
All things sprout. Starting from Rock Qiao
Yes, Rock Qiao. Starting from Gate of Rock Qiao
Suddenly, the sky was so vast and boundless
The earth is so vast
So the stars shine brightly
Such high mountains and long waters
So, the whole world is saying:
oh Look at it! Time has begun
 
Yes, starting with roses and peonies
Starting with tuberose and lavender
 

 
Not Allow
 
One flower kills another flower
One fruit kills another fruit
I'm telling you, spring is not allowed
Autumn, of course, is not allowed either
 
One bird kills another bird
One beast kills another beast
I'm telling you, the sky doesn't allow it
The earth, of course, does not allow it
 
Israel, Israeli massacre of Palestine
Alternatively, the Palestinian massacre of Israel
I'm telling you, God doesn't allow it
Allah, of course Allah does not allow it either
 
God, please tell me
Allah, please tell me
 
(Translated by Cao Shui)
 
 

Author’s Bio:
 
*Qiao Damo, born on June 5, 1966, is from Guizhou, China. He has studied at Peking University, obtaining a Master's degree in Education. He is the founder of the last poetry school in 20th century China, "The Third Way Writing" (1999), and the founder of China's first postmodern poetry school, "Beijing Poetry School" (2016).  The playwright of the opera "Wang Yangming". Since 2015, he has served as the Vice President of the Patriotic Engineering Research Institute.