第 2 节
作者:散发弄舟      更新:2024-01-16 22:40      字数:9322
  Let each day pass; well ordered in its usefulness;             Unlit by sunshine;
  unscarred      by   storm;    Dower     me   with    strength    and   curb   all  foolish
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  eagerness       The law exacts obedience。           Instruct; I will conform。
  A Japanese Wood…Carving
  High   up   above   the open;   welcoming   door   It   hangs;   a   piece of   wood
  with colours dim。 Once; long ago; it was a waving tree And knew the sun
  and   shadow   through   the   leaves   Of   forest   trees;   in   a   thick   eastern   wood。
  The winter snows had bent its branches down; The spring had swelled its
  buds   with   coming   flowers;   Summer   had   run   like   fire   through   its   veins;
  While autumn pelted it with chestnut burrs; And strewed the leafy ground
  with acorn cups。 Dark midnight storms had roared and crashed among Its
  branches; breaking here and there a limb; But every now and then broad
  sunlit days Lovingly lingered; caught among the leaves。 Yes; it had known
  all   this;  and   yet   to  us   It  does   not   speak    of  mossy     forest   ways;    Of
  whispering   pine trees or   the   shimmering birch;   But   of   quick   winds;   and
  the   salt;   stinging   sea!   An   artist   once;   with  patient;   careful   knife;   Had
  fashioned it like to the untamed sea。 Here waves uprear themselves; their
  tops   blown   back   By   the   gay;   sunny   wind;   which   whips   the   blue   And
  breaks it into gleams and sparks of light。 Among the flashing waves are
  two white birds Which swoop; and soar; and scream for very joy At the
  wild sport。      Now diving quickly in; Questing some glistening fish。                  Now
  flying up; Their dripping feathers shining in the sun; While the wet drops
  like little glints of light; Fall pattering backward to the parent sea。 Gliding
  along the green and foam…flecked hollows; Or skimming some white crest
  about   to   break;   The   spirits   of   the   sky   deigning   to   stoop And   play   with
  ocean   in   a   summer   mood。   Hanging   above   the   high;   wide   open   door;   It
  brings to us in quiet; firelit room; The freedom of the earth's vast solitudes;
  Where   heaping;   sunny   waves   tumble   and   roll;   And   seabirds   scream   in
  wanton happiness。
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  A Little Song
  When you; my Dear; are away; away; How wearily goes the creeping
  day。 A  year   drags after morning;  and night Starts   another year of   candle
  light。 O Pausing Sun and Lingering Moon! Grant me; I beg of you; this
  boon。
  Whirl round the earth as never sun Has his diurnal journey run。 And;
  Moon; slip past the ladders of air In a single flash; while your streaming
  hair Catches the stars and pulls them down To shine on some slumbering
  Chinese   town。   O   Kindly   Sun!      Understanding   Moon!   Bring   evening   to
  crowd the footsteps of noon。
  But   when    that  long   awaited    day   Hangs    ripe  in  the  heavens;    your
  voyaging stay。 Be morning; O Sun! with the lark in song; Be afternoon for
  ages long。 And; Moon; let you and your lesser lights Watch over a century
  of nights。
  Behind a Wall
  I own a solace shut within my heart;           A garden full of many a quaint
  delight    And warm with drowsy; poppied sunshine; bright; Flaming with
  lilies   out   of   whose   cups   dart      Shining   things          With    powdered
  wings。
  Here   terrace   sinks   to   terrace;   arbors   close  The   ends   of   dreaming
  paths;    a  wanton    wind     Jostles   the   half…ripe  pears;   and   then;   unkind;
  Tumbles      a…slumber     in  a  pillar  rose;         With     content          Grown
  indolent。
  By night my garden is o'erhung with gems              Fixed in an onyx setting。
  Fireflies    Flicker   their   lanterns   in   my   dazzled   eyes。   In   serried   rows   I
  guess the straight; stiff stems           Of hollyhocks            Against the rocks。
  So far and still it is that; listening;      I hear the flowers talking in the
  dawn;     And where a sunken basin cuts the lawn; Cinctured with iris; pale
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  and glistening;           The sudden swish              Of a waking fish。
  A Winter Ride
  Who   shall     declare   the   joy   of  the   running!   Who      shall  tell  of  the
  pleasures     of  flight!   Springing     and   spurning    the  tufts  of   wild   heather;
  Sweeping;       wide…winged;       through    the   blue   dome    of   light。  Everything
  mortal     has   moments      immortal;     Swift     and   God…gifted;     immeasurably
  bright。
  So     with    the   stretch   of   the   white     road    before    me;     Shining
  snowcrystals   rainbowed   by   the   sun;   Fields   that   are   white;   stained   with
  long; cool; blue shadows;          Strong with the strength of my horse as we run。
  Joy in the touch of the wind and the sunlight!               Joy!     With the vigorous
  earth I am one。
  A Coloured Print by Shokei
  It winds along the face of a cliff          This path which I long to explore;
  And over   it   dashes   a   waterfall;    And the   air   is   full of   the   roar And   the
  thunderous   voice   of   waters   which   sweep   In   a   silver   torrent   over   some
  steep。
  It clears the path with a mighty bound            And tumbles below and away;
  And the trees and the bushes which grow in the rocks                    Are wet with its
  jewelled   spray;   The   air   is   misty   and   heavy   with   sound; And   small;   wet
  wildflowers star the ground。
  Oh!     The dampness is very good to smell;                And the path is soft to
  tread; And   beyond   the   fall   it   winds   up   and   on;  While   little   streamlets
  thread Their own meandering way down the hill Each singing its own little
  song; until
  I forget that 't is only a pictured path;        And I hear the water and wind;
  And   look   through   the   mist;   and   strain   my   eyes     To   see   what   there   is
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  behind;   For   it   must   lead   to   a   happy  land;  This   little   path   by   a   waterfall
  spanned。
  Song
  Oh!    To be a flower      Nodding in the sun; Bending; then upspringing
  As the breezes run; Holding up A scent…brimmed cup;                 Full of summer's
  fragrance to the summer sun。
  Oh!    To be a butterfly      Still; upon a flower; Winking with its painted
  wings;     Happy in the hour。 Blossoms hold Mines of gold                Deep within
  the farthest heart of each chaliced flower。
  Oh!    To    be   a  cloud   Blowing      through    the  blue;  Shadowing      the
  mountains;      Rushing   loudly   through   Valleys   deep   Where   torrents   keep
  Always their plunging thunder and their misty arch of blue。
  Oh!    To    be  a  wave    Splintering    on   the  sand;   Drawing    back;   but
  leaving     Lingeringly     the  land。   Rainbow     light  Flashes   bright    Telling
  tales of coral caves half hid in yellow sand。
  Soon   they   die;   the   flowers; Insects   live   a   day;   Clouds   dissolve   in
  showers;     Only waves at play Last forever。 Shall endeavor              Make a sea
  of purpose mightier than we dream to…day?
  The Fool Errant
  The Fool Errant sat by the highway of life          And his gaze wandered up
  and his gaze wandered down; A vigorous youth; but with no wish to walk;
  Yet his longing was great for the distant town。
  He whistled a little frivolous tune         Which he felt to be pulsing with
  ecstasy; For he thought that success always followed desire;              Such a very
  superlative fool was he。
  A maiden came by on an ambling mule;               Her gown was rose…red and
  her kerchief blue; On her lap she carried a basket of eggs。              Thought the
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  fool; 〃There is certainly room for two。〃
  So he jauntily swaggered towards the maid               And put out his hand to
  the bridle…rein。 〃My pretty girl;〃 quo