The Mask and the Meniscus
By Xiaoyuan Yin
O flourishing container of vicissitudes, nonwettable
By years leaking away. When you dived underneath,
A train of glimmering fluffy bubbles rose
Beneath your wings. Silvery, jasmine-white
When you fortuitously surfaced.
Though the narrow corridor, torrential fate took lead.
The meniscus, a concave one,
Weighed upon by breezes and rays of light,
While Amyris balsamifera, convex, a critical moment
Before Cambrian Explosion took place.
‘Surface tension is the will to withstand time and tide.'
When its value greater than self-healing ability (The Resilience) within,
Our faces become masks.
‘Surface tension is the will to withstand time and tide.' When its value greater than self-healing ability (The Resilience) within, Our faces become masks... this last stanza is very much revealing...... very nice poem dear poet.... thank you. tony
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
This is a beautiful poem on science having touching expression and groovy collocation. The theme of this poem is brilliant. Dear Yin, I am glad that this poem is one of your 12 series of encyclopedic poetry. Thanks for sharing.10