現代詩詞創作

許其正:比我高

──給外孫女若妍的童詩(12)

一剎那間,我感到

妳長得比我高

其實,妳才將兩歲

和一般的孩子沒兩樣

不知良藥苦口

吃藥時不住地哭泣,拒吃

誰也勸不過妳

「感冒、咳嗽就是細菌在作怪

吃了藥,把細菌殺死了

就不會生病了」

聽了我這句話

妳便止了哭泣

雖然仍皺著眉頭

畢竟把藥吃下去了

一剎那間,我感到

妳長得比我高

別說我回到小時候

即使現在,我還是要

仰著頭看妳

Taller than I  Hsu ChiCheng

In a twinkle, I feel

You have grown taller than I

In fact, you are aged two only

No difference from other babies

You don’t know that bitter medicine cures sickness

So you refuse to take medicine

Without following anyone’s advice

“Catching cold means bacterium making mischief

And medicine can kill them

You will be strong after taking these medicines”

After hearing my words

You stop crying

And try to have

Swallow these tables

That moment , I feel

You have grown taller than I

In spite of my return to childhood

Even now I feel I should raise my head

To look up at you@

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