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
+ |# E0 i1 X) P' X, ]7 }: |　　out by the grasses
( Y5 F( r/ u5 y: s) y0 O　　Sweeping triumphant across it, it wound between hedges of roses
　　Whose blossoms were poised above leaves as pond lilies float on
2 `/ W8 j) ~0 \8 y  b  ?　　the water,
+ a% ]/ o" j, Z' E, ^  I* e" l　　While hidden by bloom in a hawthorn a bird filled the morning with
　　singing.
　　It widened a highway, majestic, stretching ever
8 X; j$ P" _/ q1 T5 I　　to distant horizons,
　　Where shadows of tree-branches wavered, vague outlines invaded by
　　sunshine;
2 E% f0 w7 ~) ~, T% L　　No sound but the wind as it whispered the secrets of earth to the
! {! g! a/ u& I9 m+ L" Y　　flowers,
8 l: z" c; i- `/ {; l3 t! Z　　And the hum of the yellow bees, honey-laden and dusty with pollen.
　　And Summer said, "Come, follow onward, with no thought save the
5 ]  r: b, C7 F4 ]' w6 V　　longing
8 j1 e9 Y+ o0 e: n3 q+ M; y　　to wander,
　　The wind, and the bees, and the flowers, all singing the great song
; T. ?7 I! c$ E0 K; v+ ^" r( @　　of Nature,
　　Are minstrels of change and of promise, they herald the joy of the
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　　Later the solitude vanished, confused and distracted
- F2 P3 g7 _3 v　　the road
　　Where many were seeking and jostling. Left behind were
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　　and the flowers,
8 z" @% U* j9 P& H9 f9 n! H  Q　　The half-realized beauty of quiet, the sacred unconscious communing.
. o8 D1 l8 K: J' y4 E, R: ^　　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.
6 O) C- t1 e+ q/ l  h) P) g　　It lies fair and shining before him, a gem set betwixt sky and water,
( d) J* _" t2 [1 j0 @　　And spanning the river a bridge, frail promise to longing desire,
3 k. b8 a4 ]* e9 N" G* c　　Flung by man in his infinite courage, across the stern force of
1 N) K% }. W7 y) Z/ k/ y" b　　the water;
8 u2 ]3 g! g( ]9 @2 Z2 s' A/ [　　And he looks at the river and fears, the bridge is so slight,
　　yet he ventures
　　His life to its fragile keeping, if it fails the waves will engulf
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* Q: j0 k, u. Z- {; i! }3 x　　O Arches! be strong to uphold him, and bear him across to the city,
- R6 z& P5 G& f) D　　The beautiful city whose spires still glow with the fires of sunset!
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