陳明發·日常生活

我們有一些什麽
可從這兒長出来
一些尋常呼吸
就可體認的東西

（新世纪第一個25年札記選 13.8.2002)

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陳明發·寫作的遊覽

寫作是最好的旅遊。每天一張開眼就想到，會有令人驚奇的新事物在等待自己，怎不興致勃勃？

（新世紀第一個25年札記選 1.9.2002)

Writing as Journey by Dr.Tan Beng Huat

Writing is the best kind of travel.
Each morning, eyes open—
some new wonder waits,
a surprise unfolding in words.
How could I not feel
alive with it?

(From 「Notes of the First 25 Years of the New Century」 Sept.1, 2002)

The Manner of Writing by Dr. Tan Beng Huat

The manner of writing—
of the infinitely vast and the infinitely small—
both can entrance me for a whole day.

That feeling,
is like trimming a slip from a plant of tangled roots,
pressing it into soil,
and waiting for it to take root, to sprout.

But that is not enough.

I want its boughs to grow sturdy,
its leaves to flourish;
I want it to bud and bloom,
its colors alluring,
its grace untouched beneath the sun,
its charm renewed beneath the moon...

And in the end,
I discover that the infinitely vast
and the infinitely small
are one and the same.

(From “Notes of the First 25 Years of the New Century” August 16, 2002)

陳明發·冷處理

冷處理能解決誤會？

有時候，這想法恐怕是最大的誤解。

我把榴槤放進冰箱，結果凍得像石頭。

連香味都没了。

（新世纪第一個25年札記選 1.9.2002)

Cold Treatment

Can cold treatment melt a misunderstanding?
Sometimes, I fear — that thought
itself is the deepest one.

I placed a durian in the fridge,
and it froze into stone —

Even its fragrance was gone.

(From “Notes of the First 25 Years of the New Century” Sept. 1, 2002)