阿拉善右旗走笔—曼德拉山脉岩画

黑色的岩石上，雨珠碎裂

青色的岩石上，星星一滴一滴溅落

一千年、一万年，古老的风在唱:

“一万个、一千个，相似的夜晚”

骆驼的背后，有历史的风暴升起

山羊的唇角，留着沙葱花的清香

别问我们祖先们的秘密

闪电已经刻在了石头的脸颊上

走近曼德拉山

雄鹰将背上驮着的青色天空

悄悄地卸在曼德拉山冈上

盘羊带着白色云朵

麋鹿披着细碎的花瓣、跑进岩石

清澈的月光，从石缝里涓涓溢出

细细的风、溪流一样

向你娓娓讲述

古老游牧民族的生活

Notes:

This poem is part of the portfolio “Wind Crossing Grasses: Poems from Poems from China’s Dragon Rivers.” The folio is an excerpt from the forthcoming anthology of the same name, translated and edited by Wang Ping, with a co-introduction from Gary Snyder (Kinship Poetry Press, 2026). You can read the rest of the folio in the July/August 2025 issue.

Source: Poetry (July/August 2025)