三匹马在河边饮水

一匹雪白，一匹枣红，一匹黝黑

三匹马在河边饮水

它们此起彼伏地饮着，有一阵子，它们

一起把头伸进河里

仿佛一条河，是从它们口中

流出来似的

它们源远流长的心思

还是那么单纯，清澈，波澜不惊

天色一点点暗淡下来

一个人眼睁睁看着

一条河，被三匹马叼着

消失在暮色中

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)