A bag of Craziness
A feather of blankets
A bucketful of peonies
A mouthful of lies
A murder of husbands
A pinch of Custard
A floating boat of ocean
A crunch of biscuits
A skein of minnows
A clover of good luck

Can We Say

Can We Say
an ear of cabbage
a cake of egg
a flock of scallions
a singularity of ground pepper?

Can We Say
a fleet of birds
a fluting of coconut tree
a helmet of sunlight
a basket of cloudburst?

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A droplet of croissants
A mouthful of lies
A bite of hand soaps
A humming bird of mountains
A cup of Universe
A city of scars
A silver platter of planets
A handful of water
A crunch of biscuits
A hug of tomorrow
A bag of Craziness
A bucketful of peonies
A feather of blankets
A clover of good luck
A pinch of Custard
An ocean of meat
A bucket of eyes
A skein of minnows
A rollercoaster of lightning
A murder of husbands
A floating boat of ocean
A ride of rainbow
A thief of knives

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〈可不可以說〉

 

可不可以說
一枚白菜
一塊雞蛋
一隻蔥
一個胡椒粉?

可不可以說
一架飛鳥
一管椰子樹
一頂太陽
一巴斗驟雨?

可不可以說
一株檸檬茶
一雙大力水手
一頓雪糕蘇打
一畝阿華田?

可不可以說
一朵雨傘
一束雪花
一瓶銀河
一葫蘆宇宙?

可不可以說
一位螞蟻
一名曱甴
一家豬玀
一窩英雄?

可不可以說
一頭訓導主任
一隻七省巡按
一匹將軍
一尾皇帝?

可不可以說
龍眼吉祥
龍鬚糖萬歲萬歲萬萬歲?

 

"Can We Say"

Can We Say
an ear of cabbage
a cake of egg
a flock of scallions
a singularity of ground pepper?

Can We Say
a fleet of birds
a fluting of coconut tree
a helmet of sunlight
a basket of cloudburst?

Can We Say
a grove of lemon tea
a pair of Popeyes
a dressing down of ice cream soda
an ovum of Ovaltine?

Can We Say
a bloom of umbrella
a bouquet of snowflakes
a bottle of Milky Way
a bottle gourd of cosmos?

Can We Say
an excellency of ants
a caucus of cucarachas
a hamlet of hams
a sandwich of heroes?

Can We Say
a head of academic deans
a clutch of regional inspectors
a stable of generals
a tail of emperor?

Can We Say
may imperial dragon eye fruit foresee good fortune
may your beard grow long, long live dragon beard candy?

 

Translated by Jennifer Feeley