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
1 q; \- S! j5 k' s! N4 E　　Sweeping triumphant across it, it wound between hedges of roses
  B1 V$ X9 R. Z1 X2 Z1 [3 |2 }　　Whose blossoms were poised above leaves as pond lilies float on
　　the water,
　　While hidden by bloom in a hawthorn a bird filled the morning with
2 A) W$ \3 d$ Q) z+ W" k( q　　singing.
　　It widened a highway, majestic, stretching ever
) A: z& \7 G3 M5 E/ M　　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
　　flowers,
　　And the hum of the yellow bees, honey-laden and dusty with pollen.
/ F8 J  c9 V$ s( A& M　　And Summer said, "Come, follow onward, with no thought save the
: p& H7 S; t" t/ {+ ~　　longing
　　to wander,
; d9 L1 W5 ]  }0 M4 @: W3 c　　The wind, and the bees, and the flowers, all singing the great song
　　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
9 L" y% A' w7 P$ u9 a　　the road
* O8 P  {; u9 q6 w) L# @+ m　　Where many were seeking and jostling. Left behind were
　　the trees
6 D0 |. D6 [" S' G1 d+ [& k+ k- R　　and the flowers,
　　The half-realized beauty of quiet, the sacred unconscious communing.
　　And now he is come to a river, a line of gray, sullen water,
" x0 E2 H' L3 W- f& X5 g% w4 E　　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.
7 e# b7 d3 I+ K; ]  R+ I　　It lies fair and shining before him, a gem set betwixt sky and water,
! k4 r- H2 W7 b　　And spanning the river a bridge, frail promise to longing desire,
0 I' _6 a" U6 k6 ]　　Flung by man in his infinite courage, across the stern force of
　　the water;
  S' G+ p  r7 [　　And he looks at the river and fears, the bridge is so slight,
' S/ @! Q0 a3 f' T, K4 O9 c- p　　yet he ventures
　　His life to its fragile keeping, if it fails the waves will engulf
　　him.
　　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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