Home Sweet Home Beyond Milky Way

Nestled in the wings of night
After the pearl gem sets in heaven
I climb to the roof of the earth
To gaze at the star.
Gazing at the star,
To witness the coming century, the city of the giant
Blossom like a silver Garden.
The Music from that mysterious Galaxy
Soothes my soul like the rain.
In the light, let my form alight
Back to my home, beyond the Milky Way.

银河之外的家园

黑夜的翅翼
镶嵌了天堂的珍珠宝石
我在地球的屋顶之上
向星际凝望
仿佛看见未来世纪的巨城
绽放如白银的花园

来自神秘星系的乐曲
是一阵阵灵魂的甘雨
让我的身体乘光而行
回到了那银河之外的家园

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Hongri Yuan, born in China in 1962, is a poet and philosopher interested particularly in creation. Representative works include Platinum City, The City of Gold, Golden Paradise, Gold Sun and Golden Giant. His poetry has been widely published in the UK, USA, India, New Zealand, Canada and Nigeria.

Manu Mangattu is an Assistant Professor in English from Kerala, India. Born on 21st of December 1985, he imbibed his penchant for poetry and flair for writing from his parents. He completed his post-graduation in English Language and Literature from Mahatma Gandhi University Kottayam securing second rank and a career as a litterateur. Soon he joined the Department of English, St George's College Aruvithura where he has been imparting lessons in English literature ever since. His areas of interest include Western and Eastern aesthetics, celebrity studies, diaspora literature and musicology. Besides translations into English from Chinese and Sanskrit, he writes poetry both in English and Malayalam. A "brooding romanticist in poetry, a doubtful debutant in fiction and a morbid classicist in criticism," Manu Mangattu is the chief editor of Aesthetique Journal for International Literary Enterprises (AJILE) and is on the editorial board of Spring Magazine. Currently he is working on a UGC funded research project on "Sachin Tendulkar as an Aesthetic Experience". He spearheads the activities at www.mutemelodist.com, a website catering to the creative aspirations of budding writers.