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a dome of many-coloured glass-第2部分
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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。
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 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 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 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;〃 quoth the fool; 〃take me up;
For to ride with you to the town I am fain。〃
But the maiden struck at his upraised arm
And pelted him hotly with eggs; a score。
The mule; lashed into a fury; ran;
The fool went back to his stone and swore。
Then out of the cloud of settling dust
The burly form of an abbot appeared;
Reading his office he rode to the town。
And the fool got up; for his heart was cheered。
He stood in the midst of the long; white road
And swept off his cap till it touched the ground。
〃Ah; Reverent Sir; well met;〃 said the fool;
〃A worthier transport never was found。
〃I pray you allow me to mount with you;
Your palfrey seems both sturdy and young。〃
The abbot looked up from the holy book
And cried out in anger; 〃Hold your tongue!
〃How dare you obstruct the King's highroad;
You saucy varlet; get out of my way。〃
Then he gave the fool a cut with his whip
And leaving him smarting; he rode away。
The fool was angry; the fool was sore;
And he cursed the folly of monks and maids。
〃If I could but meet with a man;〃 sighed the fool;
〃For a woman fears; and a friar upbraids。〃
Then he saw a flashing of distant steel
And the clanking of harness greeted his ears;
And up the road journeyed knights…at…arms;
With waving plumes and glittering spears。
The fool took notice and slowly arose;
Not quite so sure was his foolish heart。
If priests and women would none of him
Was it likely a knight would take his part?
They sang as they rode; these lusty boys;
When one chanced to turn toward the highway's side;
〃There's a sorry figure of fun;〃 jested he;
〃Well; Sirrah! move back; there is scarce room to ride。〃
〃Good Sirs; Kind Sirs;〃 begged the crestfallen fool;
〃I pray of your courtesy speech with you;
I'm for yonder town; and have no horse to ride;
Have you never a charger will carry two?〃
Then the company halted and laughed out loud。
〃Was such a request ever made to a knight?〃
〃And where are your legs;〃 asked one; 〃if you start;
You may be inside the town gates to…night。〃
〃'T is a lazy fellow; let him alone;
They've no room in the town for such idlers as he。〃
But one bent from his saddle and said; 〃My man;
Art thou not ashamed to beg charity!
〃Thou art well set up; and thy legs are strong;
But it much misgives me lest thou'rt a fool;
For beggars get only a beggar's crust;
Wise men are reared in a different school。〃
Then they clattered away in the dust and the wind;
And the fool slunk back to his lonely stone;
He began to see that the man who asks
Must likewise give and not ask alone。
Purple tree…shadows crept over the road;
The level sun flung an orange light;
And the fool laid his head on the hard; gray stone
And wept as he realized advancing night。
A great; round moon rose over a hill
And the steady wind blew yet more cool;
And crouched on a stone a wayfarer sobbed;
For at last he knew he was only a fool。
The Green Bowl
This little bowl is like a mossy pool
In a Spring wood; where dogtooth violets grow
Nodding in chequered sunshine of the trees;
A quiet place; still; with the sound of birds;
Where; though unseen; is heard the endless song
And murmur of the never resting sea。
'T was winter; Roger; when you made this cup;
But coming Spring guided your eager hand
And round the edge you fashioned young green leaves;
A proper chalice made to hol
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