第 10 节
作者:僻处自说      更新:2021-02-21 12:01      字数:9320
  roots tighten; I am anxious for morning; I cannot rest in fear of what may
  happen。
  You   or   I…and   I   am   a   coward。   Surely   frost   should   take   the   crimson。
  Purple is a finer color;
  Very splendid in isolation。
  So   we   nod   above   the   broken   Stems   of   flowers   almost   rotted。   Many
  mornings there cannot be now For us both。            Ah; Dear; I love you!
  AMY LOWELL
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  PATTERNS
  I WALK   down   the   garden   paths; And   all   the   daffodils Are   blowing;
  and the bright blue squills。 I walk down the patterned garden paths In my
  stiff; brocaded gown。 With my powdered hair and jewelled fan; I too am a
  rare Pattern。    As I wander down The garden paths。
  My dress is richly figured; And the train Makes a pink and silver stain
  On the gravel; and the thrift Of the borders。 Just a plate of current fashion;
  Tripping     by  in  high…heeled;   ribboned    shoes。   Not   a  softness  anywhere
  about me; Only a whale…bone and brocade。
  And I sink on a seat in the shade Of a lime tree。         For my passion Wars
  against the stiff brocade。 The daffodils and squills Flutter in the breeze As
  they please。 And I weep; For the lime tree is in blossom And one   small
  flower has dropped upon my bosom。
  And the splashing of waterdrops In the marble fountain Comes down
  the garden paths。 The dripping never stops。 Underneath my stiffened gown
  Is the softness of a woman bathing in a marble basin; A basin in the midst
  of hedges grown So thick; she cannot see her lover hiding; But she guesses
  he is near; And the sliding of the water Seems the stroking of a dear Hand
  upon her。 What is Summer in a fine brocaded gown! I should like to see it
  lying in a heap upon the ground。 All the pink and silver crumpled up upon
  the ground。
  I would be the pink and silver as I ran along the paths; And he would
  stumble   after;   Bewildered   by   my   laughter。   I   should   see   the   sun   flashing
  from his sword hilt and the buckles on his shoes。 I would choose To lead
  him in a maze along the patterned paths; A bright and laughing maze for
  my heavy…booted lover; Till he caught me in the shade; And the buttons of
  his waistcoat bruised my body as he clasped me; Aching; melting; unafraid。
  With the shadows of the leaves and the sundrops; And the plopping of the
  waterdrops; All about us in the open afternoon… I am very like to swoon
  With the weight of this brocade; For the sun sifts through the shade。
  Underneath the fallen blossom In my bosom; Is a letter I have hid。 It
  was brought to me this morning by a rider from the Duke。 〃Madam; we
  regret   to  inform    you   that  Lord   Hart…   well   Died   in  action   Thursday
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  sen'night。〃 As I read it in the white morning sunlight。 The letters squirmed
  like   snakes。   〃Any  answer;   Madam;〃   said   my   footman。   〃No;〃   I   told   him。
  〃See that the messenger takes some refreshment。 No;   no answer。〃 And   I
  walked   into   the   garden;   Up   and   down   the   patterned   paths;   In   my   stiff;
  correct brocade。 The blue and yellow flowers stood up proudly in the sun;
  Each one。 I stood upright too; Held rigid to the pattern By the stiffness of
  my gown。 Up and down I walked; Up and down。
  In   a  month    be   would    have   been    my   husband;     In  a  month;    here;
  underneath this lime; We would have broke the pattern; He for me; and I
  for him; He as Colonel; I as lady; On this shady seat。 He had a whim That
  sunlight carried blessing。 And I answered; 〃It shall be as you have said。〃
  Now he is dead。
  In Summer   and in Winter I   shall   walk Up   and down The patterned
  garden paths In my stiff; brocaded gown。 The squills and the daffodils Will
  give place to pillared roses; and to asters; and to snow。
  I shall go Up and down; In my gown。 Gorgeously arrayed; Boned and
  stayed。 And   the   softness   of   my   body   will   be   guarded   from   embrace   By
  each   button;   hook   and   lace。   For   the   man   who   should   loose   me   is   dead;
  Fighting with the Duke in Flanders; In a pattern called a war。 Christ! What
  are patterns for?
  AMY LOWELL
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  A BATHER
  THICK      dappled     by  circles   of  sunshine    and   fluttering   shade。   Your
  bright;   naked   body   advances;   blown   over   by   leaves;   Half…quenched   in
  their various green; just a point Of you showing; A knee or a thigh; sudden
  glimpsed; then at once Blotted into The filmy and flickering forest; to start
  out again Triumphant in smooth; supple roundness; edged Sharp as white
  ivory;   Cool;   perfect;   with   rose   rarely   tinting   your   lips   and Your   breasts;
  Swelling   out   from   the   green   in   the   opulent   curves   Of   ripe   fruit;   And
  hidden;   like   fruit;   by   the   swift   intermittence   Of   leaves。   So;   clinging   to
  branches and moss; you advance on the ledges Of rock which hang over
  the stream; with the wood…smells about you; The pungence of strawberry
  plants and of gum… oozing spruces; While below runs the water impatient;
  impatient… to take you; To splash you; to run down your sides; to sing you
  of   deepness;   Of   pools   brown   and   golden;   with   brown…and…gold   flags   on
  their borders; Of blue; lingering skies floating solemnly over your beauty;
  Of undulant waters a…sway in the effort to hold you
  To   keep   you   submerged   and   quiescent   while   over   you   glories   The
  summer。 Oread; Dryad; or Naiad; or just Woman; clad only in youth and in
  gallant perfection; Standing up in a great burst of sunshine; you dazzle my
  eyes Like a snow…star; a moon; your effulgence burns up in a halo; For you
  are the chalice which holds all the races of men。 You slip into the pool and
  the   water   folds   over   your   shoulder;   And   over   the   tree…tops   the   clouds
  slowly follow your swimming; To behold the way they act。 And the scent
  of the woods is sweet on this hot summer morning。
  AMY LOWELL
  LEPRECHAUNS             AND     CLURICAUNS            OVER      where    the   Irish
  hedges Are with blossoms white as snow; Over where the limestone ledges
  Through   the   soft   green   grasses   show…   There   the   fairies   may   be   seen   In
  their jackets of red and green; Leprechauns and cluricauns; And the other
  ones; I ween。
  And; bedad; it is a wonder To behold the way they act。 They're the lads
  that   seldom  blunder; Wise   and   wary;   that's   the   fact。 You   may  hold   them
  with your eye; Look away and off they fly; Leprechauns and cluricauns;
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  Bedad; but they are sly!
  They   have     heaps   of  golden    treasure   Hid   away   within    the  ground;
  Where they spend their days in leisure; And where fairy joys abound; But
  to mortals not a guinea Will they give…no; not a penny。 Leprechauns and
  cluricauns; Their gold is seldom found。
  Maybe of a morning early As you pass a lonely rath; You may see a
  little curly… Headed fairy in your path。 He'll be working at a shoe;
  But he'll have his eye on you… Leprechauns and cluricauns; They know
  just what to do。
  Visions   of   a   life   of   riches   Surely   will   before   you   flash;   (You'll   no
  longer dig the ditches; You'll be well supplied with cash。) And you'll seize
  the    little  man;   And    you'll   hold   himif    you   can;   Leprechauns       and
  cluricauns; 'Tis they're the slipp'ry clan!
  DENIS A。 MCCARTHY
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  L'ENVOI
  WHEN the time for parting comes; and the day is on the wane; And
  the   silent   evening   darkens   over   hill   and   over   plain; And   earth   holds   no
  more   sorrow;   no   more   grief;   and   no   more   pain;   Shall   we   weary   for   the
  battle and the strife?
  When at last the trail is ending; and the stars are growing near; And we
  breathe the breath of conquest; and the voices that we hear Are the great
  companions'   voices   that   have   hallowed   year   on   year;   Shall   we   know   an
  instant's grieving as we pass?
  Shall we pause a fleeting moment ere we grasp the eager hands; Take