to the Guia Light
she
followed the light
into the eyes
of the forest
after her
coat was stained
with the
indigo mist
she felt
secure
under those
staring
amber eyes
the door
said
close your
eyes, give me your hand
then she touched
vines on
the wall
flowers
blossomed
cherries
fell
where her
fingers landed
after that a
clutch of cloud
a headless
bird
flew out
gliding in the
flooded tunnel
a ball of
light struck her
from underwater
lights out
she found
herself leaning back
on a wooden
chair in the little pub
her friends
light up their last cigarettes
mentioning
the distant afternoon of ice discovered
smoke and
words
swirling tangling
above
weaving cumulonimbus
pouring
down some colourful characters
mossing the
floor
a squirrel
slips and falls
leaves a
hazelnut
ten seconds
after, pop
shell
cracked
an ocean
spreading out
Iris, Fan Xing was born in Xi’an in 1985 and
moved to Guangzhou with her parents when she was in primary school. She
holds a Master's degree in English Studies from the University of
Macau. Her bilingual (Chinese-English) book of poems Lost in the Afternoon was published in Macao in 2009. She was
awarded first prize in poetry category of Hong Kong City Literary Awards
2011. She has worked on many classical and contemporary poetry translation
projects. In July 2010, she worked as a translator in residence at Bundanon
Artist Centre in Australia for the translation project of contemporary
Australian poetry.
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