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
　　out by the grasses
　　Sweeping triumphant across it, it wound between hedges of roses
- M5 x3 W+ e: ?# L/ W8 Y' S% d8 J　　Whose blossoms were poised above leaves as pond lilies float on
9 ?- c9 x; B* a: K　　the water,
　　While hidden by bloom in a hawthorn a bird filled the morning with
　　singing.
　　It widened a highway, majestic, stretching ever
　　to distant horizons,
" [4 o: R. i7 ~" J) t8 q' {　　Where shadows of tree-branches wavered, vague outlines invaded by
　　sunshine;
8 n+ S7 L1 j: o4 G/ m0 F+ x　　No sound but the wind as it whispered the secrets of earth to the
　　flowers,
　　And the hum of the yellow bees, honey-laden and dusty with pollen.
　　And Summer said, "Come, follow onward, with no thought save the
　　longing
0 Q6 h; R8 Q! Y+ A　　to wander,
& q+ a# x% W5 I# _　　The wind, and the bees, and the flowers, all singing the great song
　　of Nature,
" {1 v+ {( U. q　　Are minstrels of change and of promise, they herald the joy of the
　　Future."
$ I. m* Z  |9 b) {: A8 \' r　　Later the solitude vanished, confused and distracted
　　the road
　　Where many were seeking and jostling. Left behind were
　　the trees
　　and the flowers,
　　The half-realized beauty of quiet, the sacred unconscious communing.
* b3 ~! x7 E1 ^/ G$ y( F" T' j　　And now he is come to a river, a line of gray, sullen water,
8 ]+ B: _# z& l8 r6 m% y# s　　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.
$ h* m& k* Z% U1 p+ [# L& U  l/ t2 i　　It lies fair and shining before him, a gem set betwixt sky and water,
! Q$ p3 U+ W, }! I' y" T9 }' P　　And spanning the river a bridge, frail promise to longing desire,
' r1 x) ^9 T. A5 t3 h5 u, c　　Flung by man in his infinite courage, across the stern force of
　　the water;
　　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
6 u7 U0 v. w( }  b$ }  T6 D　　him.
6 `- \$ Z/ k0 U8 z" T- Y　　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!
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