[《送蓬仙兄返裡有感》三首詩，作於一九一六年初，以“飛飛”的筆名發表於《敬業》第四期上。詩題中的“蓬仙兄”，是周恩來的同學好友張蓬仙，東北吉林人。 他在一九一三年秋和周恩來同時考進天津南開學校，是“敬業樂群會”的三個發起人之一，並任會長。 週任副會長兼《敬業》主編。 他由東北老家去日本後一年，周恩來也去了日本，常有交往。 “九·一八”前後，張蓬仙貧病交加，死於北京。]
初見紅楓 (2012年9月22日)
涼風颯颯夏疾收
歲月無聲偷換秋
楓葉早沾濃洌味
半樹泛紅醉方休
[ Dear Mr Tam,
Saw some new red maple leaves this morning. Such picturesque scenery might remind you of your stay in Toronto. From Vancouver I send you get-well wishes with this verbal picture and hope it brings a sense of beauty and calmness with it.
Respectfully,
Yu Fong Ying (61 grad) ]
[ 張皞如《傷時事原韻》原詩:
太平希望付煙雲，誤國人才何足雲；
孤客天涯空涕淚，傷心最怕讀新聞。
《次皞如夫子傷時事原韻》，是周恩來為反對張勛復辟而寫的重要作品。 一九一六年，袁世凱死後，張勛為了打擊孫中山先生領導的民主革命，處心積慮，勾結各地軍閥，在徐州訂立臭名昭著的北洋七省軍事攻守同盟，妄圖復辟封建帝制。 “皞如夫子”，即張皞如先生。 他當時是天津市南開學校的教師，有愛國民主思想，支持學生的進步活動，曾應“敬業樂群會”的邀請，欣然加入該會的詩團。 當他從報紙上看到軍閥徐州會盟的消息時，十分氣憤，疾書《傷時事》一詩。 周恩來讀後，當即步韻奉和一首，一同發表在《敬業》第五期上。
周恩來和詩，從軍閥重開戰的風雲突變寫起，明確地指出，由反動軍閥所造成的“舉國昏沉”的黑暗局面，是不足道的，表現出敢於蔑視強暴和立志變革現實的革命精神。 後兩句，以草木搖落的秋天和淒切哀婉的蟲鳴作為像徵，暗示了封建軍閥張勛之輩復辟倒退的喧囂，正如秋蟲一樣，不過是死前的悲鳴而已。
－－引自周秉德《周恩來詩聯集箋注》序 ]
Winds and clouds whirl over our motherland violent
Need it be said that our countrymen are dozy and indolent
The biggest torment is that autumn is again here
Whence noisy insects their chirrs pierce the ear
*After defeating all his adversaries, LIU Bang rose to his opportune height to become the first emperor of the Han Dynasty in 202 BCE. However, his subordinates rebelled soon afterwards. In 195 BCE after suppressing the rebellion of YING Bu 英布, Lord of Huai Nan 淮南王, LIU returned to his native Pei County 沛縣 (in Jiang Su Province 今江蘇省). Celebrating his triumph with friends and relatives, he sang this song at the banquet.
Although just made up of three lines of verse, the song is rich in meaning. It encompasses the satisfaction and hesitation of a victor, the enormous joy of forgetting oneself, as well as the anxiety and fear of the future. Establishing an enterprise was difficult; keeping it was even more so. That was why he yearned for fierce warriors to stand guard for his country. Even with the majesty of an emperor, he still harboured some pathetic emotion of a commoner. At the momentous and pompous superiority of power, he voiced sincere sentiments from the heart.
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Source 取材自: <古詩三百首>, 曹明綱 編選, 高克勤丶王立翔等 注評. 2000年 上海古籍出版社
Teacher by Kong Shiu Loon
Those were years of social transition
When teaching was still an admired profession
Young men and women saw it as a lifelong career
Helping children grow and thrive was a challenging frontier
I watched Ms Ho handling a pupil sent to her for disciplining
He had wronged a classmate with swearing and spitting
Ms Ho asked and patiently listened to the pupil his story
He showed defiance and elegance telling her not to worry
It was a long counseling session lasting for half an hour
In the end the pupil recognized his wrongs with tears and a deep bow
Ms Ho was in charge of disciplining pupils other teachers could not handle
Soft-spoken and sincere she approached them to win their hearts almost in total
Teaching to impart knowledge is one easy job
To help children see themselves and to be free and good is another job
Children of the computer age require not information from books
They must learn to know self and others to develop perspective outlooks
I remember Ms Ho handling eight or nine difficult pupils every week
There were times when she and pupil came to terms together weeped
I asked once why she had accepted such nervy tasks so willingly
She said giving herself to teaching came only naturally
[Before the 1997, Teachers’ Day 教師節 was on September 28. After the handover to the People’s Republic of China, the day was changed to September 10, which is when the PRC celebrates the holiday — Wikipedia]
Bright Moon and Buddha
My mother told me when I was nine
Life is fair and fine within Buddha’s sight
You must be diligent and you must try
You are your own Buddha in life
The moon is the Buddha I learned at night
She always shines to keep the dark world bright
To give those who seek wisdom and peace of mind
A renewing respite after continuing strive
Quietly she guides
To give all followers directions and delight
She is always right
Because in you she resides
My mother is now gone
But the wisdom she had left behind
Is forever in me shone my guide
She is my Buddha and moon lifelong
答客誚 (1931)
無情未必真豪傑
憐子如何不丈夫
知否興風狂嘯者
回眸時看小於菟
Reply to a Friend in Irony (1931)
Apathetic men may not be true heroes
Affection for one’s young are many so natural
Observe the fierce tigers who frightened everyone with windy roars
They cast loving glances at their cubs as they go forth
送增田涉君歸國 (1931)
扶桑正是秋光好
楓葉如丹照嫩寒
卻折垂楊送歸客
心隨東棹憶華年
Seeing Hiloshi Masuda Home to Japan (1931)
Autumn tints are splendid in old Fusang
Bright red maple leaves bring gentle cold along
I break a willow twig to bid you farewell
My heart sails with you to recall my youthful days happy and well
自題小像 鲁迅 (1881~1936)
靈臺無計逃神矢
風雨如磐闇故園
寄意寒星荃不察
我以我血薦軒轅
Inscription on My Photo Lu Xun (1881~1936) translated by S L Kong
My heart has no escape but to care like darting arrows
While my homeland is hit by rocks of stormy sorrows
I speak to stars on high they don’t seem to care
Resolved I am ready to save my motherland with blood I dare
I watch parents and toddlers march under a burning sun
Common citizens
They shout minds of a single concern
That children not in a single ideology learn
Fears reflect events of only recent history
When schools closed so students go where’re to do wrong
That heroism was symbolized with a blank exam paper
That the only song sung was in praise of a man-made sun
Memories abound of people risking lives to leave the motherland
To seek comfort and opportunity in a colony
Many adult marchers today are children and persons in this company
They fear a resurrection of power characteristic of similar hands
Nature
A snow owl
Flying low
Covering distance
O’er a silent plain
Under frozen pebbles
Are found
Small bird bones
White as snow