小朋友今天都放假，大朋友心里放个假

Vacation Time

What should I write
a poem about
I asked my eight year old son
“Something good” he said to me
“Something that would be fun”
I tried to think
what fun could mean
to me feeling old and wry
All the bills paid and a broken spade
in the middle of July
“All the bills paid and a broken spade
in the middle of July!”
Incredulously he looked at me
“Please tell me the reason why”
The reason why is the reason
because when I’m feeling old
and wry
with all the bills paid
and a broken spade
Vacation time is nigh

假日时光

我该写首关于什么的诗呢？
我问我八岁的儿子
“写点好的”他跟我说
“写点好玩的”
我想了又想
如果现在的我感到又老又累
还能觉得什么是好玩的呢？
那些总算付掉的账单，还有一把断了的铲子
而七月才刚刚过了一半
“付掉的账单和断了的铲子
在七月的中间！”
他奇怪地看了我一眼
“能否告诉我它们有趣的原因？”
原因啊
是因为当我感到又老又累
账单付了，铲子断了
假日时光就离得不远了