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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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