my ash-grey palm; all ash, like the once-was jungle.
This is the fantasy of green, this is a green memory,
i’m only imagining I can hear birdsong and the light
gurgling stream of clear water. My orange fur
lifts like an orange feather in light, in movement,
on my gentle feet, and in my long arms attaching to the heavens.
My grey palm; gesture of all my orange grace
12th November 2024
Helen Pletts
Photo by Anil Prabhakar taken in an Indonesian forest. It captures an endangered orangutan offering a hand to the man, who was clearing snakes from a river as part of efforts to protect the endangered apes. In his caption, Prabhakar wrote, “As humanity fades, animals remind us of the core values of being human.” This location is managed by Borneo Orangutan Survival Foundation
Translation by Ma Yongbo ⻢永波 2024
橙⾊恩典之歌 song of the orange grace ⻢永波 译
我灰⽩的⼿掌；全是灰烬，就像曾经的丛林。
这是绿⾊的幻想，这是绿⾊的回忆，
我只是在想象我能听到⻦鸣和灯光
潺潺的清流。我的橙⾊⽪⽑
像光中橙⾊的⽻⽑，在运动中升起，
以我温柔的双脚，和伸向天堂的⻓臂。
我灰⾊的⼿掌；我全部橙⾊恩典的姿态。
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