A LOVE POEM     

By Garrison Keillor

A summer night, and you, and paradise,

So lovely and so full of grace,

Above your head, the universe has hung its lights,

And I reach out my hand to touch your face.

I believe in impulse, in all that is green,

Believe in the foolish vision that comes true,

Believe that all that is essential is unseen,

And for this lifetime I believe in you.

All of the lovers and the love they made:

Nothing that was between them was a mistake.

All that is done for love's sake,

Is not wasted and will never fade.

All who have loved will be forever young and walk in grandeur on a summer night along the avenue.

They live in every song that is sung and every painting of pure light and every Pas De Deux.

O love that shines from every star,

Love reflected in the silver moon;

It is not here, but it's not far.

Not yet, but it will be here soon. 

Garrison Keillor is the host and writer of A Prairie Home Companion and The Writer's Almanac heard on public radio stations across the country. He is the editor of two poetry anthologies, Good Poems and Good Poems for Hard Times, and the author of more than a dozen books, including Lake Wobegon Days, The Book of Guys, Love Me, Homegrown Democrat, and the children's book Daddy's Girl. He was born in Anoka, MN, in 1942, and graduated from the University of Minnesota. He lives in St. Paul with his wife and daughter. He also has two grandsons. He is a member of the American Academy of Arts & Letters and the Episcopal Church. Garrison Keillor and Robert Altman's film, based on Prairie Home Companion, debuted in 2006.

一首爱之诗

翻译/雨田

夏夜淸长，依在卿旁，良辰美景共赏，

苍穹微芒宇宙光，轻握梨花玉面庞，何似天堂。

芳草天涯，我心荡漾，不改痴心少年狂，

渺渺乾坤，妙法无边费思量，我只为卿狂，一生那么长。

卿心似我心，缠绵以柔肠你浓又我浓，勿阻以道长;

青春不老何以故，两情相悦，不负韶光。

执子之手，相携于道央，情真何惧容颜老，夏夜风清扬。

髙山流水妙音，怎似这情意绵长，卿心皎似月光。

朗朗秦汉月，烁烁银河光，不照方寸分秒间，恰似爱芒。

卿可期，前路荡荡岁月长。

雨田，七零后，业余诗人，祖籍浙江，现居美国中西部。曾参加写作/编辑/翻译/发表了16本书籍/挂图/中英文论文和影像教学产品、 多与专业有关。近年加盟多个微信诗社、其文学作品散见于《扬子江诗刊》、诗词世界、文学城、与各海外华文网站。

Translator Bio: Yutian, a late 30-something Chinese-American amature poet. Originally from Zhejiang, China, now residing in the Midwest of USA. He has authored, edited, translated, and published 16 books/charts/bilingual peer-reviewed papers and multimedia A/V productions, mostly within the realm of his study. Lately he has been active participating with various WeChat poetry groups. Some of his poems appeared in various published poetry journals including “The Yangtze River - A Journal of Poetry”, The Poetry World, Wenxuecity, and other Chinese websites.

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