未来之诗--J.R.施琅克

未来之诗会比较小。
正好安置在你的掌中，
带在你手腕上，塞进你的耳朵中。

未来之诗不需要
笨重的电池或冗长的电线。
它由月光和杂草提供动力。

未来之诗将是自动的。
没有日常维护也能走几个月。
它将更快，更流畅，发出数字化的滴答声。
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未来之诗将会越来越轻。
它由塑料和稀有金属制造而成。
它可利用数以百计的形状和色彩。

未来之诗将让我们的生活成真。
它表演一秒就要
花费今朝一日去做。

未来之诗将和我们谈话。
它会说的事情像“买IBM电脑，” 和“做我的朋友，”
以及“我们不过是尘土和阴影”
The poem of the future will be smaller.
It will fit in the palm of your hand,
on your wrist, in your ear.

The poem of the future will not need
bulky batteries or cumbersome wires.
It will be powered by moonlight and weed.

The poem of the future will be automatic.
It will go for months without routine maintenance.
It will be faster, smoother, with a digital tick.

The poem of the future will be lighter.
It will be made of plastics and exotic metals.
It will be available in hundreds of shapes and colors.

The poem of the future will make our lives true.
It will perform in a second what it takes
the poem of the present a day to do.

The poem of the future will talk to us.
It will say things like “Buy IBM,” and “Be my friend,”
and “Pulvis et umbra sumus.”
“The Poem of the Future” by J.R. Solonche from Invisible. © Five Oaks Press, 201