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
0 M- F- w5 _; B2 V3 p( G1 I0 y　　Sweeping triumphant across it, it wound between hedges of roses
* d4 X' V4 n- [　　Whose blossoms were poised above leaves as pond lilies float on
: `1 ^& l) ]$ w$ t　　the water,
　　While hidden by bloom in a hawthorn a bird filled the morning with
　　singing.
　　It widened a highway, majestic, stretching ever
% c- a2 @+ M& ?+ f　　to distant horizons,
　　Where shadows of tree-branches wavered, vague outlines invaded by
　　sunshine;
" u3 M& ^) h6 l( Q9 p4 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.
$ j( J2 C5 U& R+ i" ^" O- v% ~6 ~+ g　　And Summer said, "Come, follow onward, with no thought save the
　　longing
　　to wander,
　　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
　　Future."
' V. ]! }+ i, C; i* f1 v　　Later the solitude vanished, confused and distracted
　　the road
　　Where many were seeking and jostling. Left behind were
* I5 h! z3 s* R! e! @0 q7 m1 S　　the trees
　　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,
　　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.
　　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,
　　Flung by man in his infinite courage, across the stern force of
　　the water;
* A4 E& K/ U" k$ Q% s4 h' p　　And he looks at the river and fears, the bridge is so slight,
9 z) G/ S0 E( X  k5 \　　yet he ventures
. H$ V) x+ C6 y5 V" t　　His life to its fragile keeping, if it fails the waves will engulf
7 {8 X- F/ Q8 {# d- ?( u; R4 j$ `　　him.
. u: W9 k+ D. O$ x; u$ \9 v. ?　　O Arches! be strong to uphold him, and bear him across to the city,
7 r5 P2 h( }5 ]8 b/ b　　The beautiful city whose spires still glow with the fires of sunset!