柴画，原名蒋桂华，湖南永州人，毕业于毛泽东文学院作家班，作品散见《人民文学》、《诗刊》《文学界》、《作品》《天津文学》等刊物，著有1500行长诗《饮马湘江岸，聊及农历》、出版诗集《铿锵与沉香》，诗歌入选多种年度选本。

Chai Hua, originally Jiang Guihua, born in Yongzhou , Hunan Province and now lives in Shenzhen. He has published poems in People’s Literature, Shikan and many others. He has received poetry awards and now lives in Shenzhen.

秋水

Autumn Water

总是想用
故乡那清清澈澈小河的水
搓一条透明且湿湿的乡音
把它放在春节
或者仲秋的月夜
用桂花的香
把它擦得贼亮贼亮
			

I always want to use
native, clear water 
to twist a transparent, wet accent
and lay it down on Spring Holiday
or a moonlit night in Mid-Autumn  
to use the fragrance of laurels
and polish it so bright, so bright.