WORD DOCUMENT

“A Picture” by Bei Dao -

[1] for Tiantian’s fifth birthday

[2] Morning arrives in a sleeveless dress - personification morning

[3] apples tumble all over the earth - apples - unlimited possibilies, symbolism

[4] my daughter is drawing a picture

[5] how vast is a five-year-old sky

[6] your name has two windows

[7] one opens towards a sun with no clock-hands

[8] the other opens towards your father

[9] who has become a hedgehog in exile

[10] taking with him a few unintelligible characters

[11] and a bright red apple

[12] he has left your painting

[13] how vast is a five-year-old sky