第 13 节
作者:僻处自说      更新:2021-02-21 12:02      字数:9322
  When the Bell; with gentle tongue; Called the herd…bells home again;
  Through   the   purple   shades   he   swung;   Down   the   mountain;   through   the
  glen; Towards the sound of fellow…men;… Even from the light that clung。
  Dimly too; as cloud on cloud; Came that silent flock of his: Thronging
  whiteness;   in   a   crowd; After   homing   twos   and   threes;   With   the   longing
  memories Of all white things dreamed and vowed。
  Through the fragrances; alone; By the sudden…silent brook; 》From the
  open world unknown; To the close of speech and book; There to find the
  foreign look In the faces of his own。
  Sharing was beyond his skill; Shyly yet; he made essay: Sought to dip;
  and   share;   and   fill   Heart's…desire;   from  day  to   day。  But   their   eyes;   some
  foreign way; Looked at him; and he was still。
  Last; he reached his arms to sleep; Where the Vision waited; dim; Still
  beyond some deep…on…deep。
  And the darkness folded him;  Eager heart and weary limb。 All day
  long; he kept the sheep。
  JOSEPHINE PRESTON PEABODY
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  HARVEST…MOON: 1914
  OVER the twilight field; The overflowing field; Over the glimmering
  field; And bleeding furrows with their sodden yield Of sheaves that   still
  did writhe; After the scythe; The teeming field and darkly overstrewn With
  all the garnered fulness of that noon Two looked upon each other。 One
  was a Woman men called their mother; And one; the Harvest…Moon。
  And one; the Harvest…Moon; Who stood; who gazed On those unquiet
  gleanings     where   they  bled;   Till  the  lone  Woman     said:  〃But   we  were
  crazed   。  。  。 We   should   laugh now  together;  I   and   you; We   two。 You;  for
  your dreaming it was worth A star's while to look on and light the Earth;
  And I; forever telling to my mind; Glory it was; and gladness; to give birth
  To humankind! Yes; I; that ever thought it not amiss To give the breath to
  men; For men to slay again: Lording it over anguish but to give My life
  that   men   might   live   For   this。 You   will   be   laughing   now;   remembering   I
  called you once Dead World; and barren thing;
  Yes; so we named   you then; You; far more wise Than to give life to
  men。〃
  Over the field; that there Gave back the skies A shattered upward stare
  》From blank white eyes; Striving awhile; through many a bleeding dune
  Of   throbbing   clay;   but   dumb   and   quiet   soon;   She   looked;   and   went   her
  way The Harvest…Moon。
  JOSEPHINE PRESTON PEAODY
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  HORSEMAN SPRINGING FROM
  THE DARK: A DREAM
  〃HORSEMAN;   springing   from   the   dark;   Horseman;   flying   wild   and
  free; Tell me what shall be thy road Whither speedest far from me?〃
  〃From the dark into the light; 》From the small unto the great; 》From
  the valleys dark I ride O'er the hills to conquer fate!〃
  〃Take me with thee; horseman mine! Let me madly rode with thee!〃
  As he turned I met his eyes; My own soul looked back at me!
  LILLA CABOT PERRY
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  THREE QUATRAINS
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  CHAPTER THE CUP
  SHE said; 〃Lift high the cup!〃 Of her arm's weariness she gave no sign;
  But; smiling; raised it up That none might see or guess it held no wine。
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  FORGIVE ME NOT!
  FORGIVE me not! Hate me and I shall know Some of Love's fire still
  burns within your breast! Forgiveness finds its home in hearts at rest; On
  dead volcanoes only lies the snow。
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  THE ROSE
  ONE deep red rose I dropped into his grave; So small a thing to give
  so great a friend! Yet well he knew it was my heart I gave And must fare
  on without it to the end;
  LILLA CABOT PERRY
  A   VALENTINE;   UNSENT   STAY;   flaming   rose;   'twould   grieve   her
  heart To see you fade away; Unloved; unwelcome and apart 》From every
  joy to…day。
  Once long ago your tale was new; Days distant yet so dear; Why say
  her lover still is true; When that is all her fear?
  Why thus recall another's pain; Her tender heart to fret? Best let her
  think he loves again; Who never can forget!
  MARGARET PERRY
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  SHIPBUILDERS
  THE      German     people    reared   them   An    idol  made    of  wood;    And
  Hindenburg before them Lifelike and stupid stood。
  To   clothe   him   all   in   iron And   thus   his   soul   express;   With   nails   and
  spikes they covered His wooden nakedness。
  And when they; thus had clothed him All in a suit of mail; Still came
  they;   wild…eyed;    looking   For   space   to  drive  a  nail。  Whenever     Teuton
  airmen Slay boys and girls at play; Or U…boats; drowning babies; Create a
  holiday。
  Then; gathering round their statue; A happy German throng Drive nails
  into the idol To make him still more strong。
  Avenge the babes; shipbuilders; That on the seas have died; Avenge the
  little children Murdered for Wilhelm's pride。 Come; gather at the shipyards;
  And   let   your   hammers   ring;   For   more   than   ships   and   cargoes   Waits   on
  your fashioning。
  Come; gather at the shipyards; With every bolt you drive Bethink you
  ‘tis the Kaiser Whose brutish head you rive。
  Come; gather at the shipyards; And swing with might and main; ‘Tis
  Tirpitz and the Crown Prince That you to…day have slain。
  Come;     gather   at  the  shipyards;   And   heat   the  metal   hot;  For  it  is
  Bethmann Hollweg You're boiling in the pot。
  Come;   gather   at   the   shipyards; And   when   the   day   is   done;   You've
  spent it in driving spikes; In Hindernburg the Hun。
  Come; gather at the shipyards; And toil with healthy hate; For only you
  can save the world; The Hun is at the gate。
  ARTHUR STANWOOD PIE
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  UNFADING PICTURES
  (〃The air from the sea came blowing in again; mixed with the perfume
  of the flowers。 。 。 。 The old…fashioned furniture brightly rubbed and pol…
  ished; my aunt's inviolable chair and table by the round green fan in the
  bow…window;   the   drugget…   covered   carpet;   the   cat;   the   kettle…holder;   the
  two canaries; the old china 。。。 and; wonderfully out of keeping with the rest;
  my dusty self upon the sofa; taking note of everything。〃
  …〃David Copperfield;〃 Chapter XIII。)
  HOW many are the scenes he limned; With artist strokes; clear…cut and
  free… Our Dickens; time shall not efface Their charm; and they will ever
  grace The halls of memory。
  Oft and again we turn to them; To contemplate in pleased review; And
  like some picture on the screen Comes now to mind a favorite scene His
  master…pencil drew:…
  Upon a sofa; stretched in sleep; I see a small lad; spent and worn; And
  by   the   window;   stern   and   grim; A  silent   figure   watching   him;   So   dusty;
  ragged; torn。
  Ah; now she rises from behind The round green fan beside her chair;
  〃Poor     fellow!〃   croons…and     pity   lends  Her   voice   new   softness…and    she
  bends And brushes back his hair。
  Then   in   his   sleep   he   softly  stirs。 Was   that   a   dream;   these   murmured
  words? He wakes! There by the casement sat Miss Trotwood still; close by;
  her cat And her canary birds。
  The    peaceful    calm    of   that  quaint    room;    Its  marks    of   comfort
  everywhere Old china and mahogany And blowing in; fresh from the sea;
  The perfume…laden air。
  Poor little pilgrim so bereft; So weary at his journey's end! What joy
  must then have filled his soul To reach at last such happy goal… To findoh;
  such a friend! 。 。 。
  And then night came; and from his bed He saw the sea; moonlit and
  bright; And   dreamed   there   came;   to   bless   her   son;   His   mother;   with   her
  little one; Adown that path of light。
  Ah; greater blessing I'd not crave; When