Soft Pastel on Clairefontaine paper
13″x9″

“By Chance” as inspired by Xu Zhimo’s poem written in May 1926.

徐志摩 – 偶然

我是天空裡的一片雲，
偶爾投影在你的波心；
你不必驚異，
更無須歡喜
在轉瞬間消滅了蹤影。

你我相逢在黑夜的海上，
你有你的，我有我的方向；
你記得也好，
最好你忘掉，
在這交會時互放的光亮。

XU Zhimo – By Chance

I am a cloud in the sky,
casting random shadow in your mind;
you need not startle,
nor take delight
for I’d forthwith vanish out of your sight.

Upon the sea in a dark night,
You and I by chance met.
You went on your way, I mine, after all.
This rendezvous you may yet recall;
But still, you’d better forget
From that confluence the begotten bright light.