The Mermaid
A mermaid found a swimming lad,
Picked him for her own,
Pressed her body to his body,
Laughed; and plunging down
Forgot in cruel happiness
That even lovers drown.
《When You Are Old》
William Butler Yeats
When you are old and grey and full of sleep,
And nodding by the fire, take down this book,
And slowly read, and dream of the soft look,
Your eyes had once, and of their shadows deep;
How many loved your moments of glad grace,
And loved your beauty with love false or true,
But one man loved the pilgrim soul in you,
And loved the sorrows of your changing face;
And bending down beside the glowing bars,
Murmur, a little sadly, how love fled,
And paced upon the mountains overhead,
And hid his face amid a crowd of stars.
作者: 火星闪烁 时间: 2016-1-4 10:40
Out of the Rolling Ocean the Crowd
Walt Whitman
Out of the rolling ocean the crowd came a drop gently to me，
Whispering I love you，before long I die，
I have travel’d a long way merely to look on you to touch you，
For I could not die till I once look’d on you，
For I fear’d I might afterward lose you.
Now we have met，we have look’d，we are safe，
Return in peace to the ocean my love，
I too am part of that ocean，my love，we are not so much separated，
Behold the great rondure，the cohesion of all，how perfect!
But as for me，for you，the irresistible sea is to separate us，
As for an hour carrying us diverse，yet cannot carry us diverse forever；
Be not impatient—a little space—know you I salute the air，the ocean and the land，
Every day at sundown for your dear sake my love. 作者: 火星闪烁 时间: 2016-1-4 10:46
海洋上滚滚而来的浪花