博蒂幾時有? 俯首問推桿.
Will I get a birdie? I ask my putter.
不知球與洞間, 一路如何轉.
Between the ball and the hole, the path is unknown.
我欲放手推去, 又恐草紋坡形, 彎處不勝難.
I would go ahead and put, yet I am concerned about the grain and the slope: the break is so difficult.
起碼在洞口, 最好洞裡邊.
May the worst be at the lip, while the best be in the hole.
穩桿頭, 低雙手, 推向前.
Steady the putter, lower my hands, and push forward.
不應有恨, 幸好非職業球員.
No regrets; fortunately I am not a pro.
人有悲歡離合, 球有博蒂OB, 此事古難玩.
People have sorrow, joy, separation, and reunion; balls may face birdie and OB. Golf has been hard.
但願手氣好, 進洞超簡單.
May I have good luck (in my hands), holing the putt super easily.
* This poem is a parody of
a Song poem titled “水調歌頭 (Shuidiao Getou /Lyrics to Water Tune)”.
早發白球海灣邊,
Teed off early by the
bay
金門大橋在眼前.
The Golden Gate
Bridge is visible.
山光水色薄晨霧,
Scenery appears in
the morning fog.
美景球敘幾得兼.
The view, the game,
etc. are all enjoyable.
* This poem is a parody of
a Tang poem titled “早發白帝城 (Early Departure from Baidi City)”.
早發小白球1 Early Tee Time 1: 友誼賽
早發白球青草間,
Teed off early onto
the grass.
十八洞裡半日玩.
The 18 holes provide a
half-day’s fun.
一路笑語停不住,
Laughs and chats
continue all the way.
好友同樂也比桿.
Together good friends
compete and play.
早發小白球2 Early Tee Time 2
早發白球樹叢間,
Teed off early into
the rough.
十八洞作百洞玩.
The 18 holes become
like 100 holes.
兩光果嶺停不住,
Slippery greens don’t
hold my ball.
轉眼已加無數桿.
Suddenly there’ve been
numerous strokes.
早發小白球3 Early Tee Time 3
早發白球黃沙間,
Teed off early into
the sand.
少遇草地多海灘.
My ball meets little
grass but many beaches.
一袋長短皆無價,
The clubs in my bag are
all cherished,
今日最愛沙坑桿.
Yet today my favorite
is the sand wedge.
* Each of the poems is a parody of
a Tang poem titled “早發白帝城 (Early Departure from Baidi City)”.
Tee台、fairway、哈啦,
Tee box, fairway,
chitchat;
沙坑、水塘、肥鴨,
Bunker, water, goose
fat;
FootJoy、Nike、Honma,
FootJoy, Nike, Honma;
乘風遠去, OB球在天涯.
Gone with the wind,
OB and sayonara.
* This poem is a parody of
a Yuan poem titled “秋思 (Autumn Thoughts)”.
