Trees——Joyce Kilmer

树

陈绍鹏 译

I think that I shall never see

我想，我永远也无法看见

A poem lovely as a tree.

优美如树的诗篇。

A tree whose hungry mouth is prest

树饥渴的嘴唇贴住

Against the earth's sweet flowing breast;

甜蜜流淌的大地胸脯；

A tree that looks at God all day,

树整日仰望上帝，

And lifts her leafy arms to pray;

举起它枝繁叶茂的手臂祈祷；

A tree that may in summer wear

夏季，树的头发戴着

A nest of robins in her hair;

知更鸟的鸟巢；

Upon whose bosom snow has lain;

雪躺在它的怀抱；

Who intimately lives with rain.

它和雨也亲密地相处。

Poems are made by fools like me,

诗可以由我这般的愚者写出，

But only God can make a tree.

但唯有上帝才能创造一棵树。