SUE ZHU

SUE ZHU

Crisis

Passing through a lonely track, I seen you

Striving to push the flowers out of the tiny gaps in the ground

Half staying in the shadow path.

Due to afternoon, Sun looks like me stepped into middle age

All things want to be well looked after

But hard to achieve.

Only can help by themselves

Let the feet go deeper and deeper into the soil

Try to lift the body straight up

so could keep chasing the sun light.

2. “Dream of the red rose”

By Sue Zhu (New Zealand)

Was born in 1960, my teacher

Standing on the podium all her life

Keen to teach the subject of Marriage and Love.

Does not believe in celibacy

and topic focus on “love” all the time

She’s single until now.

To celebrate her birthday

Specially went with a bouquet of roses

She whispered to me several times:

“In my dream, received red roses last night

Tasty petals in the bunches

Feeling I’m beautiful first time

Remember the narrow poor yard

where I lived when I was eighteen

Couldn’t afford to find a little place to plant even just a rose.

To My Daughter

In one afternoon

I wrote a long letter and sent a gift to You, my daughter

who are far away from me and just turned 16 years old

The choice apples throughout the ages

with their origins marked out one by one

One is from the distant East Eden

And a golden apple burning in a wedding banquet

Still another one handed into the dwarf’s window by an old lady

There is one that once appeared in Socrates’ class

There is also an imaginary one set by Fromm’s goal that he was to try to jump up to reach

There is still another one discarded away by the careless Charlie,

just waking up Newton who was meditating

Besides there is one that once went across the Sahara Desert with a traveller

Another one is a token of love under the apple tree outside the fence in 1942

And there is still one more from the garden, which we have been cultivating together

Those apples have their own aromas

which can be made into a uniquely flavored jam

Accompanying you for your whole life

Have a good journey

ENGLISH TRANSLATOR: JIMMY WEI (NEW ZEALAND)

The Wind Chime

Staring out of the window all afternoon

A birthday gift hanging under the roof

Given to him by his mother years ago

from the city too far to reach

It banned half of her life

Home extremely penniless

It stands out, looks luxurious

But unable to get along with

The wonderful ringtones

reminded him of visions

Again, again and again

Heart beat counts times, the wind returns

He knows it will be the long trip

need to cross the mountains to see those flowers

He admires the little woman with slim waist

Journey was shorter than his

Keep watching it  in despair

No matter from which point of view

They look like a pair of similar creation

By God's hands

SUE ZHU

SUE ZHU, New Zealand Chinese poet and painter. She used to be TV presenter in China, now lives in Auckland,  She is a member of the poetry institute of China, The NZ–China Association, NZ Poem Art Association Incorporated, honorary director of the US-China Cultural Association, A director of one international company ltd,   One of the founders of “All Souls Poetry” club,  An Editor and advisor for more than 20 Chinese poetry clubs and magazines in China, USA and New Zealand. Her poems and painting were published in Chinese main newspapers and magazines such as People’s Daily, Poem Selection Magazine, Chinese Poets, China Daily and international media such as World Journal, International Daily News, Italy IMMAGINE & POESIA. Some of her poems were translated into English, French, Macedonia, Hindi and Albic languages and published in counties including USA, Canada, New Zealand, Singapore, Indonesia, Japan and Italy .... She is a multi-award winner in the Chinese national poetry competitions. In the Year 2019 she was awarded the certificate of Munir Mezyed Foundation for Arts and Culture.