This poem was originally composed in Chinese and has been translated into English by the translator, Yan Li.
“A Cup of Morning Coffee”
My friends and I are sitting on the third-floor balcony
Chatting about our own things
There are ashtrays and magazines on the white table
Occasionally, someone brings coffee
Just a cup of morning coffee
Just as we are tasting the coffee
We casually see the airplane
Flying by
It is said that not too far from here
There is a large airport
Every dozen minutes or so
Its huge figure appears
Disappearing between distant buildings
And between the city skyline far away
They take off or
Land
When a passenger plane flies low
We all see it–
From a distance, it flies
Not very fast