Powdering Lantern Night Poem by Haiqing Hua

齑粉的元宵
Powdering lantern night
华海庆
Oliver Hua

元宵之夜
The night of lantern
是旧国团聚的时刻
The time of reunion in old country
多伦多齑雪不停
Powdering snow in Toronto continues
齑粉的元宵
Powdering lantern night
遥想鞭炮的硝烟震耳欲聋的爆炸声
Thinking remote firecracker smoke and deafening explosions
标志了庆祝纪念回忆还是期盼
Marks celebration, memory, anniversary, or hope
旧国元宵
Lantern day in old country

多伦多的元宵
Lantern day in Toronto
还要等待明天
Still wait for tomorrow
应季的雪如齑粉
Seasonal snow as powder
持续不断地洒落
Continuously drifting
铺天盖地
Covers all over sky and earth
染白了的异国情调
Whitening foreign sentiment
与旧国同色
Same color in old country
雪白齑粉的元宵节
Snow white powdering lantern festival

元宵之灯
The lantern of festival
竟凝固成齑粉
Even crystalized became powder
洒落下来
Drifting down
铺天盖地
Covers the sky and earth all over


齑粉的元宵
Powdering lantern night
华海庆
Oliver Hua

元宵之夜
是旧国团聚的时刻
多伦多齑雪不停
齑粉的元宵
遥想鞭炮的硝烟震耳欲聋的爆炸声
标志了庆祝纪念回忆还是期盼
旧国元宵
The night of lantern
The time of reunion in old country
Powdering snow in Toronto continues
Powdering lantern night
Thinking remote firecracker smoke and deafening explosions
Marks celebration, memory, anniversary, or hope
Lantern day in old country

多伦多的元宵
还要等待明天
应季的雪如齑粉
持续不断地洒落
铺天盖地
染白了的异国情调
与旧国同色
雪白齑粉的元宵节
Lantern day in Toronto
Still wait for tomorrow
Seasonal snow as powder
Continuously drifting
Covers all over sky and earth
Whitening foreign sentiment
Same color in old country
Snow white powdering lantern festival

元宵之灯
竟凝固成齑粉
洒落下来
铺天盖地
The lantern of festival
Even crystalized became powder
Drifting down
Covers the sky and earth all over