這井是一女人的嘴，
看來古老而沉靜，
你能用樹作她的頭髮，
將小道當成她的皺紋，
而繩索那端的吊桶，
想必是她的聲音。
假如能看到這口井，
你就會口渴欲飲。
難道你不認為，
她面容憔悴乾癟？
大概她的夢是一片荒漠，
或是陽光明媚的海岸。
在你攪動她之前，
先得計算一下她乳汁的價值。
為了每個讓她入夢的情人
你必須痛飲。

The Source

The well is a woman's mouth,
old and sleeping -- see,
you can make her hair from the trees,
her crow's feet in the path
and the bucket at the end of its rope
must be her voice.
If you can see this well
you are thirsty.
her face looks dry, don't you think?
Perhaps her dream is a desert
or a sunny beach.
Before you disturb her, reckon
the price she means to extract:
you must drink for every lover
who let her dream.

By Phillip McCaffrey