不会永远这样:
没有风,最后的几片
叶子为树的肩膀
添上勋章,为树枝的袖口
添上金黄色;一只鸟儿
在草地的镜子中精心装扮着。
从白天的杂务中抬起头来,停上一会儿,
让心为这明亮的景色
拍下照片,藉着它
抵御漫漫寒冬中的心。
(张文武 译)
A Day in Autumn
It will not always be like this,
The air windless, a few last
Leaves adding their decoration
To the trees’ shoulders, braiding the cuffs
Of the boughs with gold; a bird preening
In the lawn’s mirror. Having looked up
From the day’s chores, pause a minute,
Let the mind take its photograph
Of the bright scene, something to wear
Against the heart in the long cold.
R.S. Thomas