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
# ?/ _/ R) y4 b6 x$ [1 I6 r% N　　Sweeping triumphant across it, it wound between hedges of roses
: |6 ~; L/ v- o3 O* F9 K. k　　Whose blossoms were poised above leaves as pond lilies float on
　　the water,
　　While hidden by bloom in a hawthorn a bird filled the morning with
　　singing.
　　It widened a highway, majestic, stretching ever
　　to distant horizons,
  m9 B4 t4 k; e　　Where shadows of tree-branches wavered, vague outlines invaded by
　　sunshine;
) Z. ^6 |% F  _! g4 L' ~7 c; i  n　　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.
　　And Summer said, "Come, follow onward, with no thought save the
　　longing
, c, h7 ^2 g9 E8 @3 h6 `/ }　　to wander,
4 S" S' k3 ]3 X. F　　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
4 ~) W4 Q) o( Q" ~* o1 W' [% J, z' b) k　　Future."
　　Later the solitude vanished, confused and distracted
/ |6 \! T9 t1 x( T　　the road
: L/ ^. J) ?6 B+ k　　Where many were seeking and jostling. Left behind were
　　the trees
　　and the flowers,
　　The half-realized beauty of quiet, the sacred unconscious communing.
% C, ]+ [6 k; q* d9 @) E: E　　And now he is come to a river, a line of gray, sullen water,
- n3 y! m5 C9 p) g1 A+ F- e　　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.
; \) h. S0 S4 i6 z5 B, L% A　　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;
4 i  H2 R' M( n" ?$ V$ {8 {  J　　And he looks at the river and fears, the bridge is so slight,
　　yet he ventures
- M. A  u' y( T8 d( S　　His life to its fragile keeping, if it fails the waves will engulf
　　him.
　　O Arches! be strong to uphold him, and bear him across to the city,
7 k+ `& f5 g* L% l- m　　The beautiful city whose spires still glow with the fires of sunset!