I want to put my little hand on the peach branch.
I want to connect my feet with the roots of willow trees.
I want to put my eyes on the kite.
I want to hang my ears in the sky.
I guess
Author: Gao Hongbo
I want to put my little hand
Put it on the peach branch.
With a bunch of buds,
Holding thousands of rays of sunshine,
Yo, yo-
Sing the songs of spring.
I want to put my feet
Connected with willow roots.
Reaching out to the wet and soft land,
Absorb sweet nutrition,
For a long time-
Grow into a green tent.
I want to put my eyes
On the kite.
Look how soft the white clouds are,
Look at the sun, how bright,
Listen, listen-
Blue sky is my classroom.
I want to put myself
Plant it on the land in spring.
Turn into green and bright grass,
Turn into a small flower and bloom beautifully.
Into catkins and dandelions,
This is my greatest wish.
I can fly, fly-
Fly to distant places.
However, flying to distant places,
I must discuss it with my parents. ...
About the author:
Gao Hongbo, pen name Xiang Chuan. He is currently the vice chairman of the Chinese Writers Association. Vice Chairman of Children's Literature Committee and Editor-in-Chief of Poetry magazine. He has published children's poetry anthologies, such as Judge Elephant, Crocodile Eat Stone, Goose, The Secret of Calling Spring, Pigeons of Flying Dragons, I Like You, Foxes, Selected Essays, Whispers, Selected Comments, Fairy Tales on Goose's Back-A Glance at Chinese and Foreign Children's Literature, and Give it to the Garbage Bin. Children's poem "I want to" and prose collection "Whispers" won the first and third National Excellent Children's Literature Awards of Chinese Writers Association respectively.