Three years ago, I approached you gently, looking up at your great name.
Three years later, you watched me gently depart from Hudong Street.
The fleeting three years, like night-blooming cereus, etch a lifetime of memories.
The group photo,
Constantly reminds me of your name,
Keeps reviving in my dreams,
Those people, those events, those times we spent together.

I long to dash across the track field once more,
To run into the croweded cafeteria,
To shout the name of Caixiang aloud,
To dash into Yulian’s classroom,
For one more spendid appearance.

Unforgettable, the crowded cafeteria,
After seven in the evening, I would quietly go there
Silently completing the day’s homework,
And walk to the door
Sharing the faint moonlight with the cleaners.

Unforgettable, the staircase at the eleventh floor.
Every noon, laptop in hand,
I would write a thoudsand words for my book,
And lying on the cold stone floor,
Savouring a beautiful naptime.

Unforgettable, the little garden in front of the library.
Every self-study course, I would run there,
Sing a song, write a poem,
Sitting on a wooden bench,
Exploring the marvels within the pages in the cool breeze

From today,
I will walk away,
But I will not leave; my footprints will grow here.
On the first floor, the blackboard of Class 8 still bears my chalk marks.
On the third floor, the soil in front of Class 8 still bears the seeds I scattered.
On the fourth floor, the desk in Class 11 still bears the characters I crafted.
As you walk past the staircases of floor 11, 12 and 13,
Don’t forget to look down and find,
Is there a shadow,
Using the floor as a bed?
Is there a shadow,
Still attentively typing,
Leaving behind long streams of thoughts?

I love the night sky at Fuzhou No.3 High School,
So serene, so profound.
I love the mornings at Fuzhou No.3 High School,
So bright, so refreshing.
Every brick and tile of Fuzhou No.3 High School,
Radiates gentleness and charm,
Brimming with smiles and fragrance.

The same moonlight, the same starlightm
You and I, no matter where we are, we share together.
At dawn, I will stroll in the park,
At dusk, you will accompany the students home.
You walk away, and I walk away, but we will not part,
Even if separated by oceans,
Our souls, longing for beauty,
Will remain together.

13 August 2023 in Fuzhou

三年前，我仰望你的大名，轻轻地走近你

三年后，你在湖东路口，目送我轻轻地归去

昙花似的三年，一生的怀念

角落的合照，

不断地提醒我你的名字，

不断地让我在梦中想起，

那些人，那些事，那些走过的时光

总想再飞奔于田径场上，

总想再冲进拥挤的食堂，

总想再喊一声蔡翔的大名，

总想再跑进玉莲的课堂，

来一次华丽的亮相。

难忘平日那个拥挤的食堂，

晚上七点后，我便悄悄地飘到那里，

安安静静地写完一天的作业，

走到门口，

和食堂阿姨共享微微的月光

难忘十一层的楼梯口

每到中午，我便提着个电脑，

写上一千字的书，

躺在石板地上，

享受美好的午休时光

难忘图书馆门前的小花园，

每到自习课，我便飞奔到这里，

唱一首歌，编一首诗

坐在木椅上，

在凉风中探索书页里的精彩

从今天起，

我将走远，

但我不会离去，我的足迹会在这里生长

一楼，8班的黑板上还有我粉笔的印迹

三楼，8班教室前的土壤里有我洒下的种子

四楼，11班的书桌上依稀可见我发明的文字

走过11，12，13楼的楼梯口，

别忘了低头看一看，

有没有一个影子，

把地板当做床？

有没有一个影子，

还在啪啪地打着字，

留下大段大段的思想？

我爱三中的夜空，

多么静谧，多么深奥

我爱三中的清晨，

多么晴朗，多么清爽

三中的一砖一瓦，

流露着温柔与可爱，

凝聚着笑脸与芬芳

一样的月色，一样的星光

我和你，不论在哪里，我们一同共享

朝霞，我会在公园里散步

晚霞，你会伴随同学们回家

你去，我也走，但我们不会分开

哪怕隔着个大海重洋

向往美好的心灵，

依然同在