The Wine of The Soul
I woke up in a dream three million years ago
I am a giant living in a prehistoric Palace
The black of today is the white of yesterday and the red of tomorrow
My future is a huge platinum city
The heaven of east and west gods
there are my many outer space gardens
The rolls of the gobbledygook is my favourite
is my wine of the soul in the word
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灵魂的美酒
三百万年前的我在梦中醒来
我是一个巨人住在史前的王宫
今日之黑即昨日之白明日之红
我的未来是一座白金的巨城
东西方的诸神之天国
有我诸多天外的花园
那一卷卷天书是我最爱
是我在人间灵魂的美酒
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Hongri Yuan, born in China in 1962, is a poet and philosopher interested particularly in creation. Representative works include Platinum City, Gold City, Golden Paradise, Gold Sun and Golden Giant.
Yuanbing Zhang, born in China in 1974, is a poet and translator. He teaches Chinese in a middle school and he is mainly devoted to the study and translation of the works of Mr. Hongri in his spare time. His translations have been widely published in the English-speaking world.
