Hibiscus By Yu Xiaozhong

Hibiscus

By Yu Xiaozhong

Now I believe all that appear in dreams

have taken a long, arduous journey,

and by chance come to our dreams to rest with us.

Much like those who left their old homes,

now antediluvian,

get acquainted with new neighbors.

Much like the pigeons in the glow of sunset,

circling near one another

nudge even closer to whisper.

Much like hibiscus that blooms after autumn frost,

its name tells its borrowed status, predetermined

to take an ambiguous role,

will do almost any task.

About the poet:
Yu Xiaozhong was born in Qichun, Hubei Province in January 1965. He was admitted to the Department of Literary Editing at Beijing Broadcasting Institute in 1982. He has won the "2003 China Annual Poetry Award" co-selected by Stars and Poetry Monthly, the 3rd "Yangtze River Poetics Award for Poetry", and the 12th "October Literature Award for Poetry". He currently works in the Music Radio Department of Hubei Radio and Television Station.