Poem - Earnest Hope - Poetry & Prose - ( 9 ) - May 28, 2011

Poem ( 詞 ) - Poetry & Prose - ( 9 ) - Earnest Hope ( 厚望 ) - May 28, 2011

年少氣昂，不憂。
In my youth I had high confidence and never feared.

萬般壯志， 未酬。
I was full of ideals but very few did materialize.

瞬即越甲，心自疚。
Now that I'm past sixty I feel some remorse.

難回首，賞清煙，道當年苦愁。
It is hard to face my memories and youthful sorrows.



試看小艾，望厚。
Let us pin our earnest hope on the young to succeed.

坐擁蠻勁，奮鬥。
Hope they possess the zeal to take up the challenge.

可有能耐，革新猷。
See if they have got what it takes to revolutionize society.

願天賜，才八斗，創萬世千秋。
May heaven endow them with talents to build a better world !


JKHC ( 鄭冠合 )

( Note : This is my encouragement to a friend who has become a youth adviser
賀友人榮任青年顧問之喜 )