San Mao's poem "Tree"

From San Mao's Tell Yourself:

If there is an afterlife, I want to be a tree and stand in an eternal posture, neither sad nor happy. Half peacefully in the soil, half flying in the wind, half in the shade, half bathed in the sun, very silent and proud, never relying on or looking for it. If there is an afterlife, it will turn into a gust of wind and become eternity in an instant. No sentimental feelings, no sentimental eyes.

Half is free and easy in the rain, and half is a trip in spring; Lonely, lonely travel, take away faint thoughts, never miss, never love. If there is an afterlife, be a bird and fly through eternity without getting lost. There is fiery hope in the east and warm nest beds in the south, which drive the sunset to the west and awaken the fragrance to the north. If there is an afterlife, I hope that every time we meet, it will become eternal.

Extended data:

Sanmao is romantic by nature. When he was three years old, he read Zhang Leping's "San Mao's Wandering" and was deeply impressed. Later, he took Sanmao as his pen name. In pursuit of her "olive tree", she traveled all over Qian Shan. However, neither the lifestyle of a foreign city nor the exotic customs of the ends of the earth can dispel her China complex. Although married to a foreigner with deep eyes and high nose, she is still an out-and-out oriental woman. Sanmao never deliberately pursues a certain skill and style, and everything seems dull and natural. However, in her writing, it contains infinity. Some readers believe that "wandering" is her real name.