第 13 节
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僻处自说 更新:2021-02-21 12:02 字数:9322
When the Bell; with gentle tongue; Called the herd…bells home again;
Through the purple shades he swung; Down the mountain; through the
glen; Towards the sound of fellow…men;… Even from the light that clung。
Dimly too; as cloud on cloud; Came that silent flock of his: Thronging
whiteness; in a crowd; After homing twos and threes; With the longing
memories Of all white things dreamed and vowed。
Through the fragrances; alone; By the sudden…silent brook; 》From the
open world unknown; To the close of speech and book; There to find the
foreign look In the faces of his own。
Sharing was beyond his skill; Shyly yet; he made essay: Sought to dip;
and share; and fill Heart's…desire; from day to day。 But their eyes; some
foreign way; Looked at him; and he was still。
Last; he reached his arms to sleep; Where the Vision waited; dim; Still
beyond some deep…on…deep。
And the darkness folded him; Eager heart and weary limb。 All day
long; he kept the sheep。
JOSEPHINE PRESTON PEABODY
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HARVEST…MOON: 1914
OVER the twilight field; The overflowing field; Over the glimmering
field; And bleeding furrows with their sodden yield Of sheaves that still
did writhe; After the scythe; The teeming field and darkly overstrewn With
all the garnered fulness of that noon Two looked upon each other。 One
was a Woman men called their mother; And one; the Harvest…Moon。
And one; the Harvest…Moon; Who stood; who gazed On those unquiet
gleanings where they bled; Till the lone Woman said: 〃But we were
crazed 。 。 。 We should laugh now together; I and you; We two。 You; for
your dreaming it was worth A star's while to look on and light the Earth;
And I; forever telling to my mind; Glory it was; and gladness; to give birth
To humankind! Yes; I; that ever thought it not amiss To give the breath to
men; For men to slay again: Lording it over anguish but to give My life
that men might live For this。 You will be laughing now; remembering I
called you once Dead World; and barren thing;
Yes; so we named you then; You; far more wise Than to give life to
men。〃
Over the field; that there Gave back the skies A shattered upward stare
》From blank white eyes; Striving awhile; through many a bleeding dune
Of throbbing clay; but dumb and quiet soon; She looked; and went her
way The Harvest…Moon。
JOSEPHINE PRESTON PEAODY
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HORSEMAN SPRINGING FROM
THE DARK: A DREAM
〃HORSEMAN; springing from the dark; Horseman; flying wild and
free; Tell me what shall be thy road Whither speedest far from me?〃
〃From the dark into the light; 》From the small unto the great; 》From
the valleys dark I ride O'er the hills to conquer fate!〃
〃Take me with thee; horseman mine! Let me madly rode with thee!〃
As he turned I met his eyes; My own soul looked back at me!
LILLA CABOT PERRY
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THREE QUATRAINS
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CHAPTER THE CUP
SHE said; 〃Lift high the cup!〃 Of her arm's weariness she gave no sign;
But; smiling; raised it up That none might see or guess it held no wine。
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FORGIVE ME NOT!
FORGIVE me not! Hate me and I shall know Some of Love's fire still
burns within your breast! Forgiveness finds its home in hearts at rest; On
dead volcanoes only lies the snow。
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THE ROSE
ONE deep red rose I dropped into his grave; So small a thing to give
so great a friend! Yet well he knew it was my heart I gave And must fare
on without it to the end;
LILLA CABOT PERRY
A VALENTINE; UNSENT STAY; flaming rose; 'twould grieve her
heart To see you fade away; Unloved; unwelcome and apart 》From every
joy to…day。
Once long ago your tale was new; Days distant yet so dear; Why say
her lover still is true; When that is all her fear?
Why thus recall another's pain; Her tender heart to fret? Best let her
think he loves again; Who never can forget!
MARGARET PERRY
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SHIPBUILDERS
THE German people reared them An idol made of wood; And
Hindenburg before them Lifelike and stupid stood。
To clothe him all in iron And thus his soul express; With nails and
spikes they covered His wooden nakedness。
And when they; thus had clothed him All in a suit of mail; Still came
they; wild…eyed; looking For space to drive a nail。 Whenever Teuton
airmen Slay boys and girls at play; Or U…boats; drowning babies; Create a
holiday。
Then; gathering round their statue; A happy German throng Drive nails
into the idol To make him still more strong。
Avenge the babes; shipbuilders; That on the seas have died; Avenge the
little children Murdered for Wilhelm's pride。 Come; gather at the shipyards;
And let your hammers ring; For more than ships and cargoes Waits on
your fashioning。
Come; gather at the shipyards; With every bolt you drive Bethink you
‘tis the Kaiser Whose brutish head you rive。
Come; gather at the shipyards; And swing with might and main; ‘Tis
Tirpitz and the Crown Prince That you to…day have slain。
Come; gather at the shipyards; And heat the metal hot; For it is
Bethmann Hollweg You're boiling in the pot。
Come; gather at the shipyards; And when the day is done; You've
spent it in driving spikes; In Hindernburg the Hun。
Come; gather at the shipyards; And toil with healthy hate; For only you
can save the world; The Hun is at the gate。
ARTHUR STANWOOD PIE
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UNFADING PICTURES
(〃The air from the sea came blowing in again; mixed with the perfume
of the flowers。 。 。 。 The old…fashioned furniture brightly rubbed and pol…
ished; my aunt's inviolable chair and table by the round green fan in the
bow…window; the drugget… covered carpet; the cat; the kettle…holder; the
two canaries; the old china 。。。 and; wonderfully out of keeping with the rest;
my dusty self upon the sofa; taking note of everything。〃
…〃David Copperfield;〃 Chapter XIII。)
HOW many are the scenes he limned; With artist strokes; clear…cut and
free… Our Dickens; time shall not efface Their charm; and they will ever
grace The halls of memory。
Oft and again we turn to them; To contemplate in pleased review; And
like some picture on the screen Comes now to mind a favorite scene His
master…pencil drew:…
Upon a sofa; stretched in sleep; I see a small lad; spent and worn; And
by the window; stern and grim; A silent figure watching him; So dusty;
ragged; torn。
Ah; now she rises from behind The round green fan beside her chair;
〃Poor fellow!〃 croons…and pity lends Her voice new softness…and she
bends And brushes back his hair。
Then in his sleep he softly stirs。 Was that a dream; these murmured
words? He wakes! There by the casement sat Miss Trotwood still; close by;
her cat And her canary birds。
The peaceful calm of that quaint room; Its marks of comfort
everywhere Old china and mahogany And blowing in; fresh from the sea;
The perfume…laden air。
Poor little pilgrim so bereft; So weary at his journey's end! What joy
must then have filled his soul To reach at last such happy goal… To findoh;
such a friend! 。 。 。
And then night came; and from his bed He saw the sea; moonlit and
bright; And dreamed there came; to bless her son; His mother; with her
little one; Adown that path of light。
Ah; greater blessing I'd not crave; When