The Chairs Sit out in the Winter . . .

The chairs sit out in the winter, all in all
three of them—coldness being muscle—
spaced out in a line,
terrified of logic. Among angels,
there are not three who could
sit themselves down in them, waiting for
the barber who skates across a river of ice, though
ahead is still a large mirror,
magpies tidying away small coins.

The wind’s weaving loom weaves the surroundings.
The Void is Lord, remote
he stands on the outskirts, exhaling warm air,
features painted heavily, counting the chairs:
without touching it, he could eliminate
that middle position,
if he were to transplant that chair on the left
all the way to the farthest right, forever—

Such an assassin at the heart of
the universe. Suddenly,
in among the three chairs, that unwarranted
fourth chair, the one and only,
also sits out in the winter. Just as it was that winter . . .
                    . . . I love you.

椅子坐进冬天 . . .

椅子坐进冬天 . . .

椅子坐进冬天，一共
有三张，寒冷是肌肉，
它们一字儿排开，
害怕逻辑。天使中，
没有三个谁会
坐在它们身上，等着
滑过冰河的理发师，虽然
前方仍是一个大镜子，
喜鹊收拾着小分币。
风的织布机，织着四周。
主人，是一个虚无，远远
站在郊外，呵着热气，
浓眉大眼地数着椅子：
不用碰它即可拿掉
那个中间，
如果把左边的那张
移植到最右边，不停地 –
如此刺客，在宇宙的
心间。突然，
三张椅子中那莫须有的
第四张，那唯一的，
也坐进了冬天。像那年冬天 . . .
. . . 我爱你。