落日药丸
THE SUNSET PILL
忧思天下，或许 To be worry-ridden worldly，perhaps
不是癌症一般的 wouldn't have been as hard to treat
难以治疗 as the carcinma
只要 should
伸手取来落日药丸 the hand stretch to get the sunset pill
就着汹涌的海 and by the torrential sea
畅快地 cheerfully
送下喉咙 wash it down the throat
Translated by John Xi
九○年八月十五日台湾“联合报”副刊
九○年十月三十一日菲律宾“万象”诗刊
