壽司之說

有點味道的飯

總想扛起一片魚的生命

找尋一些詩意的

新鮮感

芥末苦惱著一頭

栽進醬油鹹鹹的一生

混水摸魚地趕著

向鼻子訴說辛辣的

感人故事

甜薑此時換了口味

讓舌頭去澄清

有關壽司的說法

綠茶和Sake都說漏了嘴

一說壽司是牡丹

一說壽司是紅酒

而坐在一旁的那個人

說他們通通都是

酸甜苦辣的人生

可以入口

成詩

于中

10/20/09寫於休士頓

ABOUT SUSHI

       By Yuzhong

The somewhat tasty rice wishes

To lift up the life of the fish

So that the sense of freshness would give

The poetry a gift

The wasabi bitterly heads down

The salty life of the soy sauce dipped

Hastily getting into the troubled-watery nose

And telling the moving story

Of the spicy bit

The Gari (pickled ginger) sweetly changes into

Another taste that clears out the tongue’s tips

Something about SUSHI

The green tea and Saki slips out of the mouth

One says that SUSHI is Peony

The other says that red wine is SUSHI

But for the man who sits next to them

He says they are all but the life

That tastes sour, sweet, bitter, and spicy

This can be chewed

Into poetry

10/20/09 In Houston