One Old Man: In A Lifetime How Many Times Will One See The Red Setting Sun？ 一老年人 人生幾見夕陽紅？往事無聲似逝風 Poem by Frank Yue

`The Setting Sun`
-by One Old Man
-Translated by Frank C Yue

In a lifetime how many times
Will one see the red Setting Sun？
Silently, past events away
Like the fleeing winds did fly;
Sparring with`cold weapons`today -
Reminiscing tomorrow what the poets have done,
As of now, we would still have much fun!


(2015.05.24)


《夕陽》 一老年人

人生幾見夕陽紅？

往事無聲似逝風；

今日刀槍加箭影，

他朝回味此時同。



Translator`s Note:

As indicated in the original Chinese poem, the`cold weapons`above include -
1. The Old Mans`swift Broadsword -刀;
2. An unnamed combatant`s fabulous Spear -槍;
(Could this be Shake-Speare？Haha!)
3. Golden Bow`s deadly Arrows -箭.