Friday, May 29, 2009

tribute # 51 - Li-Young Lee

"Mother,
my first night with you lasted nine months.
Our second night together is the rest of my life."

he related how he translated
to Chinese, for mom, aching elegies,
and she patted his hand, said, you poor dear.

1 comment:

Lodo Grdzak said...

Not sure why I like that one, but I do.