Other Than

The storm inside the jar is leading the big sea charging forward,
Other than the pier, on the drfting sleepless bed,
The embraced lovers received the chain of power.
Other than the picture's frame, the plaster cast, with a classical smile
Is speaking by shadows available within the day.
Other than belief, a fine horse overtakes extinction,
The moon keeps on sealing on the dingy occurences.
Other than the story, a plastic tree is swaying briefly in the wind,
The murky food provision is the excuse of our survival.

(translated by oswald, poem 以外by Bei Dao)
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