R.S.托馬斯： 秋季的一日

它將不會老像這樣，
沉寂的空氣中，幾片最後的
葉子，把它們的勳章佩在
樹木肩頭，用金線編織
枝幹的袖口；在草坪的鏡裏

一隻鳥精心梳理羽毛。從白天瑣事中
抬頭仰望，歇口氣，
讓心給亮點紛呈的景物
拍下靚照——某種可穿戴的東西
抵禦那漫漫寒冬之核。

(微笑 譯）

A Day in Autumn

It will not always be like this,
The air windless, a few last
Leaves adding their decoration
To the trees’ shoulders, braiding the cuffs
Of the boughs with gold; a bird preening

In the lawn’s mirror. Having looked up
From the day’s chores, pause a minute,
Let the mind take its photograph
Of the bright scene, something to wear
Against the heart in the long cold.

[婭米]

翻譯得好，微笑味道的托馬斯。 :))