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a dome of many-coloured glass-第4部分
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Their cargo the rainbow; and just now where
The sun splashed bright on the road ahead
A startled rabbit quivered and fled。
O Uphill roads and roads that dip down!
You curl your sun…spattered length along;
And your march is beaten into a song
By the softly ringing hoofs of a horse
And the panting breath of the dogs I love。
The pageant of Autumn follows its course
And the blue sky of Autumn laughs above。
And the song and the country become as one;
I see it as music; I hear it as light;
Prismatic and shimmering; trembling to tone;
The land of desire; my soul's delight。
And always it beats in my listening ears
With the gentle thud of a horse's stride;
With the swift…falling steps of many dogs;
Following; following at my side。
O Roads that journey to fairyland!
Radiant highways whose vistas gleam;
Leading me on; under crimson leaves;
To the opaline gates of the Castles of Dream。
Teatro Bambino。 Dublin; N。 H。
How still it is! Sunshine itself here falls
In quiet shafts of light through the high trees
Which; arching; make a roof above the walls
Changing from sun to shadow as each breeze
Lingers a moment; charmed by the strange sight
Of an Italian theatre; storied; seer
Of vague romance; and time's long history;
Where tiers of grass…grown seats sprinkled with white;
Sweet…scented clover; form a broken sphere
Grouped round the stage in hushed expectancy。
What sound is that which echoes through the wood?
Is it the reedy note of an oaten pipe?
Perchance a minute more will see the brood
Of the shaggy forest god; and on his lip
Will rest the rushes he is wont to play。
His train in woven baskets bear ripe fruit
And weave a dance with ropes of gray acorns;
So light their touch the grasses scarcely sway
As they the measure tread to the lilting flute。
Alas! 't is only Fancy thus adorns。
A cloud drifts idly over the shining sun。
How damp it seems; how silent; still; and strange!
Surely 't was here some tragedy was done;
And here the chorus sang each coming change?
Sure this is deep in some sweet; southern wood;
These are not pines; but cypress tall and dark;
That is no thrush which sings so rapturously;
But the nightingale in his most passionate mood
Bursting his little heart with anguish。 Hark!
The tread of sandalled feet comes noiselessly。
The silence almost is a sound; and dreams
Take on the semblances of finite things;
So potent is the spell that what but seems
Elsewhere; is lifted here on Fancy's wings。
The little woodland theatre seems to wait;
All tremulous with hope and wistful joy;
For something that is sure to come at last;
Some deep emotion; satisfying; great。
It grows a living presence; bold and shy;
Cradling the future in a glorious past。
The Road to Avignon
A Minstrel stands on a marble stair;
Blown by the bright wind; debonair;
Below lies the sea; a sapphire floor;
Above on the terrace a turret door
Frames a lady; listless and wan;
But fair for the eye to rest upon。
The minstrel plucks at his silver strings;
And looking up to the lady; sings:
Down the road to Avignon;
The long; long road to Avignon;
Across the bridge to Avignon;
One morning in the spring。
The octagon tower casts a shade
Cool and gray like a cutlass blade;
In sun…baked vines the cicalas spin;
The little green lizards run out and in。
A sail dips over the ocean's rim;
And bubbles rise to the fountain's brim。
The minstrel touches his silver strings;
And gazing up to the lady; sings:
Down the road to Avignon;
The long; long road to Avignon;
Across the bridge to Avignon;
One morning in the spring。
Slowly she walks to the balustrade;
Idly notes how the blossoms fade
In the sun's caress; then crosses where
The shadow shelters a carven chair。
Within its curve; supine she lies;
And wearily closes her tired eyes。
The minstrel beseeches his silver strings;
And holding the lady spellbound; sings:
Down the road to Avignon;
The long; long road to Avignon;
Across the bridge to Avignon;
One morning in the spring。
Clouds sail over the distant trees;
Petals are shaken down by the breeze;
They fall on the terrace tiles like snow;
The sighing of waves sounds; far below。
A humming…bird kisses the lips of a rose
Then laden with honey and love he goes。
The minstrel woos with his silver strings;
And climbing up to the lady; sings:
Down the road to Avignon;
The long; long road to Avignon;
Across the bridge to Avignon;
One morning in the spring。
Step by step; and he comes to her;
Fearful lest she suddenly stir。
Sunshine and silence; and each to each;
The lute and his singing their only speech;
He leans above her; her eyes unclose;
The humming…bird enters another rose。
The minstrel hushes his silver strings。
Hark! The beating of humming…birds' wings!
Down the road to Avignon;
The long; long road to Avignon;
Across the bridge to Avignon;
One morning in the spring。
New York at Night
A near horizon whose sharp jags
Cut brutally into a sky
Of leaden heaviness; and crags
Of houses lift their masonry
Ugly and foul; and chimneys lie
And snort; outlined against the gray
Of lowhung cloud。 I hear the sigh
The goaded city gives; not day
Nor night can ease her heart; her anguished labours stay。
Below; straight streets; monotonous;
From north and south; from east and west;
Stretch glittering; and luminous
Above; one tower tops the rest
And holds aloft man's constant quest:
Time! Joyless emblem of the greed
Of millions; robber of the best
Which earth can give; the vulgar creed
Has seared upon the night its flaming ruthless screed。
O Night! Whose soothing presence brings
The quiet shining of the stars。
O Night! Whose cloak of darkness clings
So intimately close that scars
Are hid from our own eyes。 Beggars
By day; our wealth is having night
To burn our souls before altars
Dim and tree…shadowed; where the light
Is shed from a young moon; mysteriously bright。
Where art thou hiding; where thy peace?
This is the hour; but thou art not。
Will waking tumult never cease?
Hast thou thy votary forgot?
Nature forsakes this man…begot
And festering wilderness; and now
The long still hours are here; no jot
Of dear communing do I know;
Instead the glaring; man…filled city groans below!
A Fairy Tale
On winter nights beside the nursery fire
We read the fairy tale; while glowing coals
Builded its pictures。 There before our eyes
We saw the vaulted hall of traceried stone
Uprear itself; the distant ceiling hung
With pendent stalactites like frozen vines;
And all along the walls at intervals;
Curled upwards into pillars; roses climbed;
And ramped and were confined; and clustered leaves
Divided where there peered a laughing face。
The foliage seemed to rustle in the wind;
A silent murmur; carved in still; gray stone。
High pointed windows pierced the southern wall
Whence proud escutcheons flung prismatic fires
To stain the tessellated marble floor
With pools of red; and quivering green; and blue;
And in the shade beyond the further door;
Its sober squares of black and white were hid
Beneath a restless; shuffling; wide…eyed mob
Of lackeys and retainers come to view
The Christening。
A sudden blare of trumpets; and the throng
About the entrance parted as the guests
Filed singly in with rare and precious gifts。
Our eager fancies noted all they brought;
The glorious; unattainable delights!
But always there was one unbidden guest
Who cursed the child and left it bitterness。
The fire falls asunder; all is changed;
I am no more a child; and what I see
Is not a fairy tale; but life; my life。
The gifts are there; the many pleasant things:
Health; wealth; long…settled friendships; with a name
Which honors all who bear it; and the power
Of making words obedient。 This is much;
But overshadowing all is still the curse;
That never shall I be fulfilled by love!
Along the parching highroad of the world
No other soul shall bear mine company。
Always shall I be teased with semblances;
With cruel impostures; which I trust awhile
Then dash to pieces; as a careless boy
Flings a kaleidoscope; which shattering
Strews all the ground about with coloured sherds。
So I behold my visions on the ground
No longer radiant; an ignoble heap
Of broken; dusty glass。 And so; unlit;
Even by hope or faith; my dragging steps
Force me forever through the passing days。
Crowned
You came to me bearing bright roses;
Red like the wine of your heart;
You twisted them into a garland
To set me aside from the mart。
Red roses to crown me your lover;
And I walked aureoled and apart。
Enslaved and encircled; I bore it;
Proud token of my gift to you。
The petals waned paler; and shriveled;
And dropped; and the thorns started through。
Bitter thorns to proclaim me your lover;
A diadem woven with rue。
To Elizabeth Ward Perkins
Dear Bessie; would my tired rhyme
Had force to rise from apathy;
And shaking off its lethargy
Ring word…tones like a Christmas chime。
But in my soul's high belfry; chill
The bitter wind of doubt has blown;
The summer swallows all have flown;
The bells are frost…bound; mute and still。
Upon the crumbling boards the snow
Has drifted deep; the clappers hang
Prismed with icicles; their clang
Unheard since ages long ago。
The rope I pull is stiff and cold;
My straining ears detect no sound
Except a sigh; as round and round
The wind rocks through the timbers old。
Below; I know the church is bright
With halo
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