What I wrote

I wrote you a letter yesterday, while the sun slid down, our son squalling in his sheets. I wrote, I filled three sheets word by word, letter by letter before I turned the lights down before I sang him down to sleep, and down came the rain in rivers and in sheets. This much is … Continue reading What I wrote

Translation

幼稚園 a red backpack bigger than you   一年生 gap-toothed smile and mismatched socks   二年生 an uncaged bird on wheels, not wings   三級 knowing the ropes brother in tow   四年生 torn shirt and wounded heart   五年生 solid as a tree with deep roots