INTRODUCTIONTO"NEWPOEM"[1938]
eecummings
Thepoemstocomeareforyouandformeandarenotformostpeople--it'snousetryingtopretendthatmostpeopleandourselvesarealike.Mostpeoplehavelessincommonwithourselvesthanthesquarerootofminusone.YouandIarehumanbeings;mostpeoplearesnobs.Takethematterofbeingborn.Whatdoesbeingbornmeantomostpeople?Catastropheunmitigated.Socialrevolution.Theculturedaristocratya...[
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SHEINVENTSHEROWNMUSIC
Theinterioroftheroom
isaheartachingforlove.
Sheisalonenow,
hersoulstrippedbare
againsttheshadowedwall.
Then,themomentcomes
whensheforgetsherself
inthesilentmusicsprung
outoftheuntouchedkeys&
theunclaimedmorninglight.
Intruth,shewasthinkingof
aroughlove-makingactedout
withherloverinspringtime.
Therainshouldbewarm
ontheskin&theskyburning.
No.Not...[
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HOMEWITHINEACHIMAGINATION
Hesleeps
withhisheartopen
lettingtheoceanwaves
rockhislittleboat
backn'forthn'back
likefalling
asleepinlover'sbosom
...
Howbigtheheartcanbe!
Whataroarthebloodmakes!
Asthedayrecedes
theshadowofSelf
stretcheslong
likeanymemory
leftonearth
sproutingbackward
deeperanddeeper
intoablueheart
...
ThestoryofLove
isawhitedove
fightingtheharshwin...[
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ACCOUNTANTSaregoodwithfigures.
ACTORSdoitoncue.
ADVERTISERSusethe"new,improved"method.
AMBULANCEDRIVERScomequicker.
ANSIdoesitinthestandardway
ARCHEOLOGISTSlikeitold.
ARCHITECTShavegreatplans.
ARTISTSareexhibitionists.
ASSEMBLYLINEWORKERSdoitoverandover.
ASTRONOMERSdoitwithUranus.
ATTORNEYSmakebettermotions.
AUDITORSliketoexaminefigures.
BABYSITTERSchargebythe...[
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對於你，我一無所知。
麵對你，我不過是高山前的
一隻螞蟻，
潮中卷起的一粒沙。
膨脹我自己，
或誇大那如蟻的思考，
無助於清數
你的年輪。
因你經曆了
隻有“上帝”才知道的歲月。
不，你比上帝老得多！
昨天，我開始留意
一朵花無視你的存在
心滿意足地死去；
樹林
以你所有的智慧靜立；
河流與你周旋更為明智。
因為它們，沒有死亡！
許多生靈嚐[
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thatdaywillbewarm
gentlebreezecombingorangeleaves
onthehillside
heavyfruitswaying
likeagrown-upgirl
youwillbeontheotherside
watchinggeesegoby
makingupastoryfortheirlongjourney
throughwhiteclouds
thatdayIwillbelost
intheorange-coloredfragrance
Iwillbethatlilgirlagain
wanderingattheunmarkedcrossing
betweentwopoems
oneisspeltLonging
oneiscalledWaiting
thatdayyouwilllookthesame...[
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initsownway
closer&closer
towardslove'sdestination
whilesearchingfor
theexactappletree
onwhichyourtransparent
lipsburnt
eachaalmostdreamprecisely
becausetheimaginedsky
separatesday&night
whilelovekeeps
laboring
lovelabors
likeafarmhand
turningoverthedarksoil
beforeburyingtheseeds,or
feedingthethanklessanimals
beforefeedingthethanklessbeast
anddream
isarivertoolongtodis...[
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Howfamiliaryourworldtomine,thejoy,thetears
thesunshineonyourcrispuniform,inthecrowded
schoolyardmyeyesmeetyours,
althoughIamonlydreaming.
Howtentativelyyoulistentomyfiction
tellingyouIwaswithyouinthesameroom
whenlonelinesscapturedyou,
althoughIamonlydreaming.
Howpeacefullytheskychangesbeneathourkissing,
ashell-shapedsnowflakemelting
onyourbreast,mysweetness!
althoughIamonlydreaming....[
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thatthereisno
unnamableriver
betweenus
asthereis
nounspoken
doubt
inthesound
ofblood
anyhow
myrealization
issimple
asyoucallyourself
mywatermyraft
mybreathing
earth
andItellyou
baby,weare
thewater
weare
theriver
weareone
flowinggrowing
glowingrushing
tothesea
inthebeautifulsound
ofblood
yes,Isaidit
blood
::z.z.
影雲:
意識
我們之間
沒有
無名的
河
...[
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Whathesees
ishersmileagainst
aforeignlandscape
Tearshavedriedbefore
shebecamearealwoman
...
Herfaceinhis
cuppinghands
"Iloveyoureyes!"
hesaidandsaw
hisownchildhood
dismantledinthose
deepwells
...
Underthefullmoon
anoceanisdisturbed
Lovewashesover
rocksblindly
Whatheremembers
ishersmilingface
inapoolofmoonlight
.
.
.
::z.z.july'05
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