February Roses Poem by Bing Hua

My heart
Is full of February longings
I want to take it out
To make a wreath
To hold your heart

My love
Is pricked by the February roses
I want to swallow the pain
And brew red wine to moisten my lips
To seal your love with a kiss

February roses
I wish that I would be able to exchange with many a night's waiting
For a moment to have a intimate chat with you
Hearts beat in unison, glances in communion


February roses
I wish that I would be able to exchange with many a day's loss of wits
For a chance to have you appear in my dream
Without complaint or regret

February roses are like flames
That warm the cold Moon on a winter night
And burn the grey into multicolor
To set the ocean and the other shore ablaze



BY Rose Lu(Binghua) Tr. East Sea Fairy