鲁克，原名鲁文咏，祖籍山东，1969年10月生于苏北，1990年开始发表诗歌作品。曾服兵役，做过记者、编辑，参加过诗刊社第24届青春诗会。现居北京，从事职业写作。

Lu Ke was born in 1969. Began to publish poetry in 1990. He has been a journalist and editor. He lives in Beijing.

海边那些死掉的树

Those Trees Die by the Sea

海边的树，我独爱死掉的那些
它们没有叶子，也不再喧哗
甚至没了皮肉，连骨头也烂掉了
但我爱它们
爱它们的枯槁、残缺和丑陋
爱它们的沉默，隐忍和执拗——
到死、到烂，它们都没有背叛自己的根
			

Among those trees by the sea
I especially love those that die
They do not have leaves, and make no noise
The have no bark, and their bones rot away
But I love them
I love their withering, weakness, and ugliness,
and also their silence, quiet forbearance and obstinance—
Till death, till decay, they never betray their roots