You Were My Human April-Day
–My Lovely Praise to You
Lin Huiyin
In my Spring World, let me say
You were my human April-day,
You smile at the free wind lightly and lively.
The sunshine was in dancing alternatively.
You were of the cloudy mist in the early April,
The gentle wind was blowing at dusk in the vernal,
Stars were glistering without any goal.
In front of flowers, sprinkling was the drizzle.
So light, so graceful, were you!
Everywhere was fresh and beautiful.
That 100-flower-crown you wore was of the royal.
Really were you
Naïve, dignified, you seem the full moon
That shines every night through my window.
After snow melt, you seemed to be in light yellow;
And also you were freshly green, tender and joyful
As water light fluctuating in a dream,
You long for a white lotus blooming to you.
You seemed to be trees with blossoms or some swallows.
My porch was with your twittering, love and warmth from you.
You were my human April-day; you were my hope!
Translated by Zhu Manhua