I EMERGING
Between the strands
of
golden doll hair
and
bright red jam
head
of glittery
rainbow
clips
They asked you what hope was
warm buttered toast
by
blazing firewood
You said;
‘Hope is to know every every
single thing in the world”
II YOUNG
In rooms
bleached
with
lead
and
rubber
They asked you what hope was
Red ink
bled through
white chalk
You said;
‘Hope is to leave and
claim a place of my own’
III ADULT
Through shelves
of
papers
Sculpts
creases
across your
skin
They asked you what hope was
Bright screens
reflect
off
blue-light
glasses
You said;
“Hope is to fight to the top”
IV ELDER
Around
baskets of
flowers
an old
rocking
chair
Sweet cake
soaked in
bitter
tea
You asked them what hope was
burnt wood
laid
in black
soot
They said;
“Hope is nothing
but
to live through every tomorrow”
Author 作者
Name: Jackie Huang
Grade: 10
姓名: 黄嘉琪
年级: 10
Description of Poem “希望的时间轴” 介绍
This recently written poem explores the theme of 'Hope'. "timeline of hope" categorizes life into four stages (emerging, young, adult, elder), and through a second person point of view, shows how these thoughts change overtime.
这首诗探讨了“希望”这个主题。“希望的时间轴” 将生活分为四个阶段（新生，年轻，成人，老年），并通过第二人称视角展示了人对于‘希望”的定义是如何随着时间而发展的
Summary (the basic meaning) 摘要 （基本含义)
The first three stages show aggression, 'hope' is to pursue large goals, thus, the majority of your lifetime is spent trying to achieve them.
However, when reaching the elderly stage, ‘hope’ has shrunken from the what it used to be, to the simplest wish of living healthily through every day.
前三个阶段显示了野心，“希望”是去追求大目标，因此，一生中大部分的时间都花在了实现这些目标上。
但是，当达到老年阶段时，“希望”不再是去追求目标的欲望，而变成了每天健康生活的最简单的愿望。
Additional points to share 其他分享
In the ‘emerging' stage the quote "blazing firewood" I have written, is used to contrast with the quote "burnt wood laid in black soot" appearing towards the end of the piece, in the ‘elder’ stage.
From the burning of the wood at the start, to it turning into burnt wood towards the end, it means that the fire has stopped.
What fire? - This is used to show how age has quenched the fire of ambition that used to live within.
在“新生”阶段， “blazing firewood” （燃烧的木柴）这句话 与在“年长” 阶段 "burnt wood laid in black soot" （煤灰里的木柴）这一句 形成了鲜明的对比。
从一开始燃烧的木柴，直到木柴被烧成灰。意思是大火已经停止了。
这用来显示年龄如何消除了过去生活的野心之火。
Who is they/them（它/它们）指的是谁?
Throughout the poem, I have incorporated an unnamed character that repeatedly questions you, on what hope is. In the end (elder stage), you become the person asking them the question instead.
The identity of this character may be different for everyone. And it is up to you to decide.
Personally, when writing, I pictured this character as myself.
What is hope to you? Only you know. Because you are your best teacher, the only person that holds the key to all the locked answers
在整首诗中，我加入了另外一个人物，就是它一直在问你“希望是什么”
对于每个人，它的身份是不一样的。由你自己决定。
个人而言，写作时我把这个角色想象成为我自己。
对于你而言希望是什么？只有你知道。因为你是你自己最好的老师，也是唯一掌握关于自己所有答案的人
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