Emily Dickinson/艾米莉.狄金森
Dear March—Come in—
親愛的三月--快進來 --
How glad I am—
我太高興了--
I hoped for you before—
一直盼你來--
Put down your Hat—
放下你的帽子--
You must have walked—
你走了很遠吧--
How out of Breath you are—
看你喘息地--
Dear March, how are you, and the Rest—
親愛的三月,你怎樣啊,還有別的那些--
Did you leave Nature well—
你離開大自然時可好--
Oh March, Come right upstairs with me—
哦三月,快跟我上樓來--
I have so much to tell—
我有多少話要跟你說啊--
I got your Letter, and the Birds—
我收到你的信了,還有鳥--
The Maples never knew that you were coming—
楓樹從不知道你要來--
I declare - how Red their Faces grew—
我得說--它們的臉長得可真紅啊--
But March, forgive me—
不過三月,你得原諒我--?
And all those Hills you left for me to Hue—
你留給我的畫的那些山坡
There was no Purple suitable—
找不到合適的紫色顏料--
You took it all with you—
你全帶走它們吧--
Who knocks? That April—
誰在敲門嗎?喔四月--
Lock the Door—
I will not be pursued—
我不要給它追上--
He stayed away a Year to call
讓它去等一年再叫門吧
When I am occupied—
我正忙--
But trifles look so trivial
As soon as you have come
隻要你來了
That blame is just as dear as Praise
埋怨就和讚美一樣可愛了
And Praise as mere as Blame—
而讚美可一點也不像埋怨--