Liang Shiqiu's poems (three short poems)
The representative work of Liang Shiqiu's new poems is the 56 lines of "Lotus Pond" and others such as "Huai", "Seabird", "Tsunami", "Answer" "One More" and "One More" are all long poems. Here are a few short poems to illustrate Liang’s poetry.
Doubts
My love is hanged! ——
How is that crooked smile
hanging at the top of the forest?
My love was destroyed by the wind! ‥‥‥
How do little bits of pity fire
decorate the night?
O cold new moon!
Mysterious late night!
——Contained in the 239th issue of "Tsinghua Weekly" (March 1, 1922)
1. Early Cold
Those who were relegated by the God of Autumn Red leaves,
are flying all over the ground, leaving behind
the skinny dry branches,
converging the dream of reincarnation and glory.
Cosmic rays are like a mottled ruined castle,
revealing traces of the past everywhere,
inducing a poetic heart full of sorrow,
The painful and desperate dusk!
——Contained in the 264th issue of "Tsinghua Weekly" (December 12, 1922)
2. Fortunately
Fortunately I am a lone goose! ——
Accidentally thrown into the net of Yi,
It was used as a pre-marriage gift for lovers.
Fortunately, I am a dead leaf! ——
Sticked to the soles of the woodcutter’s straw shoes,
Take me into the mountains.
Fortunately I am a devil!
While I am asleep,
hang my own living corpse.
——Published in the 264th issue of "Tsinghua Weekly" (December 12, 1922)