RAKHAL

B. Burinbuhe

The Nature of the Grassland

The grassland is bold:
It is able to withstand
Heavy downpours and howling winds.

The grassland is quite:
It is able to hear
The whispers of grass and heartbeats of birds.

The grassland is broad:
It is able to embrace
Mountains of silver and oceans of iron.

Boldness, quietness and broad-mindedness
Are the characteristics of our grassland,
As well as of our nationality.
December, 1979
Translated by Hu Shiguang
Chinese Literature: December 1983