《风信子》序言 Preface (cn | en)

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作者：小羊冰冰

想不到这么快就要写第二篇序言。前一篇已是五年前的事了，写给我的散文集，里面也夹杂了我的几首小诗。后来随着散文越写越多，诗歌也越来越多了，不得已只好将它们分成散文集和诗集了。难怪台湾的余光中先生一手写散文，一手写诗歌，毫不费力就著作等身了，带给人们许多美的享受。这诗歌和散文其实是一家呵。

今天和家人说起诗集，想给它起个好听的名字。于是，大家七嘴八舌地讨论起来，一时间有了二十个名字。奇怪的是，这二十个名字都和风有关系，比如，妈妈的风铃轻快灵动，大妹的春风和熙宜人，小妹想象力丰富，一连串地提了许多名字，比如，风之影，风之语，风之歌，风之舞等，都大体上符合我要表达的意思。爸爸虽然没有插话，却也已经嗅到了风的味道，径自在风中徜徉了吧。

唯独这风信子与众不同，虽说有风字，却与风没有直接的关联。据说风信子的花语有：胜利、竞争、喜悦、爱情、幸福、倾慕、坚韧、生命、永远的怀念等。这正好可以代表人生路上积极正面的态度和理念。暂且选它吧，盼望我的小小诗集能使读者如沐春风，在心坎上洒下一路风铃的歌声，

风在圣经中常常喻指圣灵，那信子的人得着生命的供应和永远的盼望。风信子向光而生，在风中摇曳，散发着淡淡的馨香，向人们诉说上帝美好的恩典。这是《风信子》的初衷吧。

（2023年4月12日 初稿 版权作者所有）

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英文翻译版：

Windflower – Preface
Author: Little Sheep Bing Bing

I didn’t expect to be writing another preface so soon. The last one was already five years ago, written for my collection of essays, which also included a few of my poems. As I continued to write more essays, my poetry collection also grew. Eventually, I had no choice but to separate them into two volumes: one for essays and one for poetry. No wonder Taiwan’s Yu Guangzhong could effortlessly write both prose and poetry, filling volumes that brought people so much beauty. After all, poetry and prose are essentially one family.

Today, while talking with my family about the poetry collection, I mentioned the need for a beautiful title. So, we began a lively discussion, and soon we had twenty suggestions, all related to the wind. For instance, my mother suggested “Wind Chimes,” light and playful; my elder sister proposed “Spring Breeze,” warm and gentle; and my younger sister, with her rich imagination, came up with a string of names like “The Shadow of the Wind,” “The Whisper of the Wind,” “The Song of the Wind,” and “The Dance of the Wind,” all of which more or less captured the essence of what I wanted to express. My father, though silent, had probably already caught the scent of the wind and was wandering freely within it.

Yet, among all these suggestions, the name “Windflower” stood out. Although it has “wind” in its Chinese name (风信子), it bears no direct relation to the wind itself. The flower’s symbolic meanings include victory, competition, joy, love, happiness, admiration, resilience, life, and eternal remembrance—perfectly representing a positive attitude and philosophy toward life’s journey. So, let’s tentatively settle on this name, hoping that my small poetry collection can make readers feel like they are being bathed in a gentle spring breeze, with the song of wind chimes echoing in their hearts.

In the Bible, the wind often symbolizes the Holy Spirit, and those who believe in the Word receive life’s sustenance and eternal hope. The windflower grows toward the light, swaying gently in the wind, releasing a delicate fragrance that speaks to us of God’s grace. This is the original intention of Windflower.

(First draft completed on April 12, 2023. All rights reserved by the author）