Child of flowers, song of flowers

Author: Lin Xixiang
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Publish Date: 2004-06-01
Features: Childhood memories have always lingered in my heart, cherishing a pure nostalgia for the land. The dragonflies that shaded the sky on the grasslands, the croaking frogs rising one after another among the lotus leaves, and the kites that drifted away with broken strings in the evening glow—when they unexpectedly reappeared as rainbows after the storm during a certain journey, I would always pause, hold my breath, and then lower my head to whisper, "I've come home!" Unable to let it go, I picked up my brush and carefully depicted the subsequent scenes of my soul, pouring myself into it—painting one after another, for a full decade. To share these stories with you, the stranger, fills me with joy. Because perhaps, you too love to daydream all day; perhaps, you too have had the same dreams. But have you almost forgotten about them?