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初春的風吹落一片去歲的黃葉，靜靜地落在這雨跡未幹的青石板路上，我怨恨這上天又給這靈性洋溢的平江路上，增添了一份天然的embroidery factory點綴。

這是我第一次來蘇州，大城市喧鬧的現代化氣息，已很難讓我產生那"上有天堂，下有蘇杭"的感覺，這也是我這些年來不願去城市旅遊的原因。坐在的士車上向司機師傅打聽著姑蘇的名勝，享受著纖細的吳儂軟語。這位地道的蘇州人熱心地為我規劃著旅遊路線，臨下車時，她又歡喜的補充道："就從這往北走，越走越熱鬧，裏邊都是很古的東西。"按著她的指引，我便從幹將東路上，平江路的南頭向北頭，開始一番姑蘇行。

我原想這的景致估計和南京夫子廟是差不多的，被那些城市拓荒者們用古今元素肆意混搭，來這也只是為應那句"一條平江路，半座姑蘇城"的諺語。可是當我踏上這條路上的青石板時，我知道，我錯了。青石板路，青石橋，青磚小瓦雕欄房，夾著微泛綠波的平江河，路上稀疏的遊人和居民，同蘇州的園林一樣，難尋對稱美，卻依然很和諧。夫子廟旁的秦淮河同樣是泛著綠波，可人看著總是生厭，而這平江河卻不讓人產生這種感覺，甚至會使人覺著居民們向河裏倒一些生活廢水，也是很自然的，不倒反而讓人詫異。

平江路遠沒有夫子廟那"天下文樞"的大氣磅礴，路也就兩三步寬，而這個時節的遊客也比較稀疏，在騎三輪車小販的咿呀吳語叫賣聲中，便更顯幽深寧靜。"天下文樞"的店鋪沿街對開的，類似觀前街，各種現代元素充斥著它的周身，求神拜佛的人絡繹不絕，而那許下各種心願的檀香，冉冉冒出的分明是一股俗氣。走在這條路上，一邊是小河，沿河的樹木優雅地在風中搖曳，吹落的樹葉飄在對面的店鋪門前，我的目光也隨著它轉移，從自然景去欣賞人的景。路一邊的小鋪種類繁多，店面的裝修是古色古香的，店內的物品也是古意十足的wset課程，大件的精細處小巧玲瓏，小件的設計確乎又獨成一個世界。

循著宿雨未幹的青石板路繼續往前行，一瞥之間，突然發現有幾家咖啡館，結著伴的文藝青年坐在室內的，坐在遮陽傘下的，不時地抿口咖啡，同對坐的人嬉笑著，相語相望。一陣風吹過，淡淡咖啡氣味中仿佛已透著絲絲"檀香".對面平江河的青石橋上，幾對新婚燕爾，幸福的沖著鏡頭微笑，新娘撐紙傘，著旗袍，斜倚著欄杆，莞爾一笑間，我便不再想多看新郎一眼了。再往前行，路兩旁均是民居，老太太坐在院中曬著太陽，老頭像是買菜剛回來，站在路邊同老友閑聊幾句，好像是在說昨日的輸贏，或是在商量下午的牌局，從他們的臉上看不到一點浮躁倦怠的表情。

前方的路標的指示我，往左轉便是拙政園和蘇州博物館，人也漸漸多了起來，熱鬧的氣氛洋溢起來，再回頭望一眼這寧靜、古樸的平江路，我仿佛剛走過半個世紀。突然想起木心的一句詩"我回首對十九世紀說，我不該是二十世紀的人。"他想有些東西遺落在了是一個世紀，而前進的曆史不會倒退，或許我們能做的是更好地Asian college of knowledge management對過去進行解讀，我們的腳步曾遺落在那條路上，那也曾是最先進的文明。  

歲月不再年少，時光不會流轉，青春亦不會永駐。

青春的萌動來臨了，那便是心上生花，長草……

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郭敬明說"青春，是一道明媚的憂傷！"恰到好處呢。哪一個人的青春不是在淡淡的憂傷中度過？回憶起那些細枝末節的時候，嘴角總是不自覺的輕揚，仿佛自我解嘲般的，看著，當年的自己有多傻。

看著那些逝去的風景，總是感概這世間的多變，稍微一個岔口，便把兩個完全不同的道路展現在人們眼前，迷惑著世人，讓世人們總是難以抉擇。其實人生不過是幾次至關重要的選擇。然而一個選擇通常只有幾秒鐘，剩下的時間不過在為自己的選擇還債。

"青春，猶如懸在頭頂的滴瓶，看著裏面的液體消失殆盡，卻無能為力。"在那一尾青春"夕陽"也"落山"的時候，睜大眼睛，伸著手臂，卻永遠夠不到山的那頭，山的那頭！

是誰說"少年不識愁滋味"?我看少年最識愁滋味，但那滋味永遠是淡淡的，純純的，就像是純淨水，喝著毫無味道，裏面卻含著多種礦物質，猶如青春萌動的那些情愫。

少年如花，青年便是如詩、如畫。十七歲的我們已懂得人間冷暖，心情陰晴，默默的關注著，誰也不想去揭破那一層紗---就讓它蒙著，美好而充實。

如今我們在高二拼搏，在微微的抱怨之餘，便是默默地接受。從此，不再飛揚跋扈，細細的磨平了那棱、那角，畢竟，玩世不恭，並不是我想要的生活，我只想青春活的更加充實。

喜歡藍色和白色的事物，合著自己的心情；喜歡喝純淨、無雜質的純淨水，符合自己的心境；喜歡聽淡淡的音樂，就像是無痕的青春；喜歡寫憂傷的文字，寫下自己的青春。淡淡的，如純淨水一般的文字，卻能灼燒每個青年的心、不學他們的"個性",穿著"風雨飄搖"的衣裳；不學他們的"瘋狂追求",為了某某明星，失去生命也可以；不學他們的"招搖過市",頂著五顏六色的頭大，稱之為流行、時尚，不學不學，那便是我的青春。

我的青春，淡淡的，可以源遠流長。

想到自己的青春，曾以為連死都忘不了的情感，卻在這念念不忘中遺忘。一度嘲笑自己記憶力，卻不曾想過是自己內心深處那股想要忘卻的力量支配著行動。那一年的青春深刻，銘記。那時老師告訴我，桔梗花很漂亮，紫色的五角星花瓣，但是他們的美麗很少有人看見。最終歸宿只有一個，那邊是花瓣枯萎，剩下千瘡百孔的根，再被炮制成藥材。因此，桔梗花的花語是：憂傷、無望的愛。

書上常說，不要再十六歲的時候談戀愛，因為那個人會是你最深愛的人。可書上卻沒說，那個你最深愛的人，未必深愛著十六歲的你。

至今，時過境遷，面對失去的青春唯有致敬。青春在一指流沙間流逝，留下淡淡的痕跡，但隨著時間的過往，青春留痕，青春亦是了無痕。

致我們失去的青春，那一年，青春無痕。  

Not content with claiming Trent Merrin's "cheap shot" on Brent Tate summed up NSW's disrespect for his all-conquering team, Queensland captain Cameron Smith compared it with Danny Williams' infamous 2004 king hit that earned a record 18-week ban.

Smith said a humble Queensland had built their State of Origin dominance on a respect for their opposition - a quality he did not see when Merrin punched Tate in the face as he looked down to receive the ball at dummy half in game two reenex.

Merrin received one week for the blow - but Smith said it reminded him of ex-Melbourne teammate Williams' sickening NRL career-ending hit on Mark O'Neill nine years ago.

"The last person who threw a punch like that in a game when the bloke wasn't looking got 16 (sic) weeks," said Smith after an unchanged Queensland 17 was named for next week's Origin decider in Sydney.

"It was Danny Williams and I was involved in that game.

"Punching a bloke when he is looking at the ground, that's a cheap shot if you have ever seen one.

"I guess that would be one instance of (NSW) not showing respect for the opposition."

Smith hinted Queensland had been given plenty of ammunition to sledge their rivals but had instead humbly built their remarkable run of seven straight Origin series wins that goes on the line next week.

"The reason I believe we have been so successful is that we have always shown NSW respect," said Smith lace and embroidery.

"It doesn't matter what the media or public are saying - and they (NSW) have copped a fair bit of stick over several years.

"But we have always shown those guys respect when we have gone out on the field.

"If you don't respect a team, you are going to get beaten."

Smith also seemed unimpressed with NSW's post-match reaction to the second half incident that prompted Merrin's game two punch.

Blues halfback Mitchell Pearce initially hinted at exacting revenge on Billy Slater after copping a stray elbow to the face from the Maroons trump card in a tackle.

Slater was cleared over the incident but Pearce later told reporters: "Hopefully I'll get him back."

Reports emerged that Slater told Pearce after the elbow incident "one-all (expletive)", indicating it was a get-square for an Origin I incident.

"There's been much made of that incident but as I said to the referee on the night, it was a stray elbow," Smith said.

"That happens every second tackle ... it just happened to hit him in the face.

"Billy obviously hasn't read too much into it.

"All of the noise is coming from down south."