立春
立春，雨把姿勢放軟了
紅日遲遲，還似深冬結痂的傷口
左右搖擺的夢境，有聲音潑啦
看見童年騎在牛背上，從水中走來
The Beginning of Spring
At the beginning of spring, the rain slouches
The sun is sluggish, like a wound that has scabbed in deep winter
The dreamscape sways back and forth with the splish-splashing
I see my childhood years riding on an ox back, walking towards me from the water
Zhan Che (詹澈 (Chan Chao-li) is a Taiwanese poet from Changhua. He has worked on various poetry journals and magazines, including founding Grassroots, and has long campaigned for local farmers’ rights.