A Winter in Boundlessly White

A begging old woman,
Just like a winter in boundlessly white,
Knelt before every passer-by,
Knelt down again, with her skinny hand stretched out.

"Oh! hungry, I'm hungry, I can eat a catty of rice in one meal,
In the night I searched the food remains from the rubbish dumps.
I came from the village to your city,
Because my son is timid, my daughter-in-law is fierce."

A begging old woman,
Just like a winter in boundlessly white,
Knelt before every passer-by,
Knelt down again, with her skinny hand stretched out ....

(translated by oswald from 白茫茫的冬天 by 楊鍵, 詩集[慚愧] page 98)
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