美国诗人莫顿(1886—1957)的一首小诗。
象征
我的信仰全然是可疑之物, 在一架不可靠的织布机上编织,- 直到,每个多雨的春季, 出现了一株绽蕊满布的樱桃树; 直到,在被死神剥光的树上 消逝的基督, 高雅地回到我身旁, 在花间,在各处。
Symbol David Morton
MY faith is all a doubtful thing, Wove on a doubtful loom,— Until there comes, each showery spring, A cherry-tree in bloom; And Christ who died upon a tree That death had stricken bare, Comes beautifully back to me, In blossoms, everywhere.
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