《天竺葵》 by 塔加德

天竺葵    /吉納維芙·塔加德  林木譯

 

即使天竺葵是人工的

仍然，

在意大利咖啡館的後麵

在電光的光暈下

它們是紅色的；紅色不會減少

不論它們是怎樣製作的。

在鏡子和餐巾上方

在白色的小罐子裏……

……在半潔淨的咖啡館裏

他們有好吃的

千層麵……紅色是一種美妙的快樂

真的，喜歡和忽視它的人也是。在這個地方

他們還有好麵包。

 

The Geraniums: by Genevieve Taggard

 

Even if the geraniums are artificial

Just the same,

In the rear of the Italian café

Under the nimbus of electric light

They are red; no less red

For how they were made. Above

The mirror and the napkins

In the little white pots . . 

. . . In the semi-clean café

Where they have good

Lasagna . . . The red is a wonderful joy

Really, and so are the people

Who like and ignore it. In this place

They also have good bread.