withered lotus stems

walking along the edges of the East Lake below zero,

one can sit in the lone gazebo, 

study the odd reflections of the withered lotus stems 

and dream of summer.

行走東湖岸 於零度下

暫坐孤獨的角亭

審視枯萎的荷梗製造出的

畸零倒影 夢想夏日