经典英文诗精选：The Way

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经典英文诗精选：The Way　　At first a mere thread of a footpath half blotted
8 @1 ^8 q2 n$ {, t, K2 N/ e1 F　　out by the grasses
# W, B1 L4 A4 P/ e/ t* i. w0 P　　Sweeping triumphant across it, it wound between hedges of roses
　　Whose blossoms were poised above leaves as pond lilies float on
　　the water,
- z( f0 w) q6 j, Q; \( J9 O　　While hidden by bloom in a hawthorn a bird filled the morning with
　　singing.
　　It widened a highway, majestic, stretching ever
　　to distant horizons,
　　Where shadows of tree-branches wavered, vague outlines invaded by
　　sunshine;
　　No sound but the wind as it whispered the secrets of earth to the
6 `7 x1 [: X7 B/ j# R　　flowers,
　　And the hum of the yellow bees, honey-laden and dusty with pollen.
4 D2 \4 S+ Z% Q1 j& F. L% d5 T9 O  ?　　And Summer said, "Come, follow onward, with no thought save the
8 }9 n' b; B) g+ c# J. X　　longing
6 S: p) X5 [7 s, V% G　　to wander,
: v6 }( E: W9 O, `　　The wind, and the bees, and the flowers, all singing the great song
4 p& ^! S1 D, C' D' l4 c　　of Nature,
3 ~/ _! p- f9 o' f: z" @& }) j　　Are minstrels of change and of promise, they herald the joy of the
　　Future."
9 i1 E8 }9 X* J0 S5 U$ S7 B0 B　　Later the solitude vanished, confused and distracted
　　the road
7 O  U+ J% w3 V# g　　Where many were seeking and jostling. Left behind were
　　the trees
0 i  M% _% n7 _& z+ ~! \　　and the flowers,
7 [4 l+ f# U( q" G. |- {　　The half-realized beauty of quiet, the sacred unconscious communing.
# k+ W9 s0 [5 j5 C- p" }# q　　And now he is come to a river, a line of gray, sullen water,
　　Not blue and splashing, but dark, rolling somberly on to the ocean.
　　But on the far side is a city whose windows flame gold in the sunset.
9 \& w6 a! t: L$ d　　It lies fair and shining before him, a gem set betwixt sky and water,
　　And spanning the river a bridge, frail promise to longing desire,
) G; Q; ~' q4 e; S9 ?, b9 M　　Flung by man in his infinite courage, across the stern force of
3 G+ s4 j3 `7 [7 Y$ R  g9 M4 s　　the water;
　　And he looks at the river and fears, the bridge is so slight,
  z& }* t, [' X8 Y　　yet he ventures
, d- ^1 U. j2 m+ P+ [2 g　　His life to its fragile keeping, if it fails the waves will engulf
8 _6 R3 a' v- _* q3 @9 _! k　　him.
6 z9 n( \3 K1 c0 \  f　　O Arches! be strong to uphold him, and bear him across to the city,
　　The beautiful city whose spires still glow with the fires of sunset!