Beach Boy

Pencil drawing of Ben at Balmoral Beach, NSW Australia

黑暗的流星 (Meteor Blackout)

我一直在寻找暮夜里的繁星
竟然忘却了绵长的南方雨季
当碎星们尽力吸引我的目光
我却忽略了他们互放的光芒


I've been searching for the glorious stars in the ebony sky
forgetting the prolonged Southern monsoon season.

When the shooting stars gathered to attract my attention,
I was blind to their unifying light 
and missed the splendid meteor.

Car Wash Bay Ponder

Even hope is within reach
Beauty is far-fetched
When
Layers of shame and guilt
Ladened with self-disgust

薰衣草 (Lavender)

You used to bring me lavenders at sunset
The subdued scent lulled me into peaceful sleep
I blushed when dreaming your fingers subtlety brushed my hand
Before sunrise I'd already waited patiently by the window



他曾经傍晚时给我带来薰衣草
静默的草香总平安地送我入眠
梦里为你手指轻拂擦过而腮红
初阳时分的窗边我已静静等待

Shameless

The Living Poetry picture prompt

We were once young and wild
Skinny dipped under the pale moonlight
Beach bums in the California hot sun
Enjoyed onlookers’ glancing

In years gone by
We look at each other
Beer gut and love handles
Roly-poly
burst out laughing
We are playful and happy

Stage Performance

I once was a poet
Lego words made a hollow soul
Men fell under my empty sword
I was so very lost

When you read my words now
I am as plain as I can be
No fluff, no bluff, no hidden love notes
A life putting myself on display
Ironically, all is vanity

A Dead End

He keeps packing, travelling, working,
never ending
He is afraid to stop becuase he has a home no more
The lonely journey on the road is way better than the one he endures in life
In the end, he will die a workaholic with no family to feed
That to him, it’s still better than a lone man with no one to bury him

Salt Hair

I made love to the sea
in broad daylight
over and over
until all exhausted
like the sunset

I brought home the salty mist
let the lover’s scent
linger in my hair
by the silk pillow
secrets shared
into the dead of night
soul bared