走在故鄉的路上

走在故鄉的路上

最近幾年,  我們有不同理由回台幾次,  不過,  每次總有一個共通的目的,  那就是,  有機會再回到故鄉的路上漫步,  重溫舊夢。

我在故鄉的路上,  漫步漫遊的景象,  常常重現在我腦海中。

昨晚,  我提早上床,  卻久久未能入眠,  因為,  我又走在故鄉的路上。

從內人在高雄鹽埕埔的老家,  我們沿著愛河,  走到旗津渡口,  在那裏共享一碗  "大碗公剉冰", …… 在旗津的燈塔下, 欣賞美麗的西仔灣, ……



在屏東瑪家鄉,  遙望大武山,  我見青山多嫵媚, …… 在南投,  日月潭陰雨濛濛,  就像一幅水墨山水畫, ……在拉拉山的森林步道上,  我們走在檜木巨木群中, ……

回到台北,  擠在大街小巷,  我感到不再年青, … … 走入大安森林公園,  卻發覺咱倆也不很老, ……

走出 "Taipei 101",  爬上公車,  年青學子,  爭先敬老讓座,  ……

禮拜六一大早,  與朋友在華山市場,  "阜杭豆漿"  排長隊,  豆漿燒餅油條來三套, …… 在 "上海鄉村",  品嚐東坡肉, ……

從 "擎天崗" 到 "法鼓山",  觀山,  聽溪,  賞水,  聞鐘, …… 在風雨中,  走訪瑞芳,  金瓜石, ……

在士林夜市, 享受懷念的 "古早味", ……

陽明山麓, 有對大都會的農夫,  內人的同學與她先生,  …… 眼前有佳景,  詩意在心中,  想起杜牧的 《山行》, "遠上寒山石徑斜, 白雲生處有人家. ",  還有陶潛的詩句,《歸園田居》

與老同學坐捷運去木柵, 乘貓空, 走樟樹步道, ...... 有青草,  池塘,  水牛,  水車,  農家,  磚厝,  他們 "自己種菜自已吃",  我們似乎走過從前,  ……

在朱銘美術館裏,  體驗到  "活力" 與  "動力", ……

當內人與她同學聚會時, 我逛誠品書店,  買了一本 "新日記, The New Diary";  在 "政大書城-台大店" 看一本 "熟年的才情", ……

在板橋老家, 跟家弟重遊就近的 "林本源園邸",  往事只能回味, ……




昨晚,  我終於睡了一個好覺,  也做了一個美夢.


這又是一篇我漫不經心的自言自語。


葉子 (Yeh Tze)

松林山居

松林山居


松林山居  齊白石  (from Google Images)


一九七二年夏天, 我們離台來美, 落腳美東水牛城。

不久, 第一次受邀參加當地, 內人朋友的一個家庭聚會。初入異國, 倍感溫馨。

在回家的路上, 跟內人説, 我總覺得有一個人的聲音, 非常耳熟。

後來打聽得知, 那人名叫 HKL, 他是我內人一位大學同學最要好朋友的先生。之後, 我才想起他正是我一九六五年, 在成功嶺大專集訓時, 同一連的 L姓伙伴。

HKL 高頭大馬, 為人豪爽, 凡事不拘小節; 又擁有一副令人震撼的大嗓門, 講起話來, 聲音高亢, 空谷傳嚮。當時我在第三排尾, 他在第四排頭, 每次出操,行軍, 他跟左右伙伴, 滔滔不絕的對話, 總在我頭頂上方, 繞來繞去。三個月後結訓返校, 他那宏亮的聲音，一直在我腦海中, 久久揮之不去。

幾年後, 我們兩家先後搬來加州, 一在南加, 一在北加, 但也經常保持連繫, 兩個家庭主婦更是常通電話, 閒話家常, 一講往往幾小時。

HKL 幾年前從州大教授職退休下來, 最近他們更搬來金山灣區, 靠近他們女兒的家, 以便就近幫忙照顧孫輩, 享天倫之樂。

幾天前, 邀請我們去他們女兒在 Tahoe Donner, Sierra 山區的渡假屋住幾天。

我們在那裏, 亨受閑情雅致的山居生活。別有天地非人間, 一生難忘。



車子在 Donner Pass, Sierra Mountain 爬過最高點


                                  遠眺 Donner Lake

輕車已過萬重山

Tahoe Donner 萬松叠翠,  Donner Lake 湖雲滿佈

 

高瞻遠矚, 更上一層樓

 

雲散湖青人嬌

 

松窗闲話,  話家常談古今

 

在潑墨山水畫中醒來

 

日出松間

 

破曉晨光,  鋒芒萬丈

 

一片雲海

 

人問仙境

 

HKL夫妻準備的豐盛早餐

 

 

落日餘暉

 

環湖圖 (Lake Tahoe)

 

訪古屋

 

 

松林客棧

 

千年樹木、百年樹人

  

Memorial Point, Lake Tahoe

 

 

Emerald Bay, Lake Tahoe

 

Inspirational Point, Lake Tahoe

 

 

山中問答       李白

 

問余何意棲碧山？ 笑而不答自心閑；

桃花流水窅然去,    別有天地非人間。

 

 

 

葉子 (Yeh Tze)

I'll Take a Train Ride

From "Google Images"


In an early Autumn Sunday morning, JWW, a college classmate of mine, called me. Among many things we chatted about, he suggested a "Trans-Siberian Train Tour (海參威 - 莫斯科) " for our future class reunion trip.

In the afternoon on the very same day, I received an e-mail from another classmate, DJL. In his e-mail, he attached a poem he had written, entitled " I'll Take a Train Ride".

As a matter of fact, DJL was absolutely not aware of JWW's call and his suggestion of "Trans-Siberian Train Tour".

It was totally a coincidence!  Perhaps it was because of the mellow autumn mood.


"I'll Take a Train Ride"         ~ DJL~

I'll take a train ride, many years in the future,
From Beijing: a hub, fifty million, of adventure.
At noon, I'll see the Dayan Buddha Tower;
Passing great Mongolian plain in sunset hour.

In blue sky, golden rays shine the tall grass in flame,
And a breez uncovers the cattle and the lamb.
Am I on the path of exodus of the Great Huns?
At night the train passes the Baikal and its river runs.

Then the train sees Moscow on horizon,
And the Red Square and Kremlin's skyline.
Heading south, I'll see Rhine River cruising boats,
And in a while, the Arch Triumph still gloats.

In London's Chinatown, I'll order a Peiking duck.
Or wake up from a dream of good luck.


Again, 葉子不知量力, 嘗試翻譯 this "dream" poem by DJL:

"一次火車之旅"

在未來的幾年，
我將來一次火車之旅。

朝發北京城，
這五仟萬人，奇遇偶合的軸心；
中午，揮別大雁塔，
傍晚時分，我經過蒙古大草原。

蔚藍的穹頂之下，
草原上的高杆草, 被金色的陽光照著火紅；
突然，遠邊刮起一陣風，
風吹草低見牛羊。

我似乎在大汗西征的路途上？
晚間，火車經過貝加爾湖及其川流。
然後， 莫斯科城出現在地平線的盡頭，
還有那高聳的紅場教堂，克里姆林宮。

再往南，我欣賞萊茵河畔風光；
不久，看到那凱旋門，始終風光榮耀。
在倫敦的中國城裏，我叫了一盤北京鴨，
或許, 我是剛從美夢醒來。


葉子 (Yeh Tze)

湖邊漫步

葉子不知量力, 嘗試翻譯同學 DJL 一首 sentimental English poem, "A Stroll by the Lake".


Walden Pond
(From "Google Images")
 

 

湖邊漫步

 

我帶著狗兒湖邊漫步，
來到這長椅，小坐稍懈；
眼前湖面映天藍，
還有林間幾點著色。

 

那花圃，有幾朵最後的玫瑰，
松鼠在草地追逐；
我們爬上一座小丘，
有人選擇從旁而過。

 

朝陽斜照，一片欣慰，
然而，那端吹起陣風；
吹皺一湖秋水，飄走金黃落葉，
就像雅賊竊走這些美好。

 

我歎而今短暫，
最美好的已成回憶;
來者不可期,
怎知不一樣？

 

 

葉子 (Yeh Tze)


PS

 A Stroll by the Lake

I took my dog for a stroll by the lake.
Upon a bench, I took a break.
Printed on the water, were the blue sky
And the trees with colorful dye.

The squirrels ran on the grass,
By a garden with few last roses.
I came up to a slope ascent,
Some walked by; a morning well spent.

It all seemed happy, and the sun shined.
But from the other end it blew a gust of wind,
Ripped the water and beautiful leaves,
Like fine things taken away by thieves.

Why is present so transient? The best became
Memory, and what to come will not be the same?

by DJL (October 5, 2015  Baltimore)
 

The best became memory, and ............ ?

The other day, while I was enjoying "Another Beautiful Early Autumn Day" with my family at Tomales Bay in the Point Reyes National Seashore, Northern California, DJL, one of my NTUMC1968 classmates, took his dog for a stroll by the lake at Baltimore in the East Coast. 

After he came home, he wrote a sentimental poem entitled, "A Stroll by the Lake". He said, "Autumn is beautiful, but also sentimental."

A Stroll by the Lake

I took my dog for a stroll by the lake.
Upon a bench, I took a break.
Printed on the water, were the blue sky
And the trees with colorful dye.

The squirrels ran on the grass,
By a garden with few last roses.
I came up to a slope ascent,
Some walked by; a morning well spent.

It all seemed happy, and the sun shined.
But from the other end it blew a gust of wind,
Ripped the water and beautiful leaves,
Like fine things taken away by thieves.

Why is present so transient? The best became
Memory, and what to come will not be the same?

by DJL (October 5, 2015)

DJL is a retired professor from a renowned university school of medicine. He has often shared with a "small circle" of close friends poems he has written in both English and Chinese. He also loves reading and exploring the form and meanings of poems written by famous poets, such as William Yeats, Robert Frost, 李白 ........ etc.

It is always a pleasure to read his e-mails and writings he has sent to his "small circle" friends, me included.


Yeh Tze

Another Beautiful Early Autumn Day

Today, the first Sunday of October, we, the entire family of three generations, took a day trip up to Tomales Bay in the Point Reyes National Seashore.

This is the second time for us to do so this year, yet the first time for our older daughter’s family, who had just moved to the Bay Area from the East Coast.



We again came to "Heart’s Desire Beach" for a picnic, where our grandchildren could also enjoy the water.

 And at the same time, I refreshed my recent memory by strolling through the nearby "Johnstone" and "Indian Nature" Trails along the coastline. ( "Besides Oysters", another Yehtze's Journal, posted on Sunday, July 12, 2015)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 It was another beautiful early autumn day in Northern California.

 

 

 

Yeh Tze

"雄女" vs "高女"

押花藝術 (By D.L. Wei    Nov. 2011)

內人高雄女中("雄女")畢業, 但一直提醒我, 她們的學校叫 "高女" 或 "省高女" , 不叫 "雄女", 要我千萬記住。

到底 "雄女" 太男性化了, 因為那是女子學校, 怎能稱 "雄" 呢。




DLW 是一位她 "高女" 時代極為要好的同學。當年她們總是一起做功課, 一起玩, 形影不離。高三那年, 每個周末, 相約在學校的教室,  一起準備大學聯考, 她們甚至共享一個便當。


最近內人有事回台一趟, 在 DLW 台北石牌的家住了好幾天。她們好不容易又有機會在一起, 閒話家常, 回憶當年, 重溫舊夢。


DLW 是個才女, 從大學生物學教授職退休後, 過著閒情優雅的日子, 不過也忙著她的愛好, 包括押花藝術。她有詩意的藝術眼光, 專注各樣的花花草草, 加上她細膩靈巧的手藝, 每一幅作品就像一篇詩文創作。在國內, 國外, 也拿了好幾個大獎。這次還贈送內人一本她們 "拈花惹草押花協會" 最近出版的書: "押花達人經典創作誌"。



"拈花惹草押花協會" 發行     2015年 6月

這本書蒐羅近十年, 由"拈花惹草押花藝術協會"成員所創作的, 具代表性的押花作品。每一幅作品, 有一篇詩文創作, 以及精要的花材植物介紹。

編者說:

" 每幅創作的展現, 都是驚豔; 每篇文字的梳理, 都是驚奇。"


2011年秋天, 在我們回台期間, 還特地趕完她另一幅完美的作品送給我們, 也讓我們參觀她的押花工作室, 以及創作過程, 體會到 "押花藝術保存了花草璀璨的那一刻"。她的這幅 Exquisite 創作品, 使我們家裡的客廳多增了一份藝術氣息。


Yeh Tze