诗歌是语言凝练而形象性强,具有鲜明的节奏,和谐的音韵,富于音乐美,语句一般分行排列,注重结构形式的美。
When I Am Dead, My Dearest
Christina Georgina Rossetti
When I am dead, my dearst,
Sing no sad songs for me;
Plant thou no roses at my head,
Nor shady cypss tree:
Be the green grass above me
With showers and dwedrops wet:
And if thou wilt, remember,
And if thou wilt, forget.
I shall not see the shadows,
I shall not feel the rain;
I shall not hear the nightingale
Sing on as if in pain:
And deraming through the twilight
That doth not rise nor set,
Haply I may remember,
And haply may forget.
当我离开人间,最亲爱的
克里斯蒂娜.罗塞蒂
当我离开人间,最亲爱的,
别为我哀歌悲切;
我的墓前不要栽玫瑰,
也不要柏树茂密;
愿绿茵覆盖我的身躯,
沾着湿润的灵珠雨水;
假如你愿意,就把我怀念,
假如你愿意,就把我忘却。
我不会重见那荫影,
不会感觉雨天来临;
我不会听见夜莺
一声声仿佛哀鸣;
我置身梦境,在朦胧的黎明,
它从不升起,也永不沉沦;
也许我会怀念,
也许我会忘却。
Daily Creed
By John Grey
Let me be a little kinder,
Let me be a little blinder
To the faults of those about me,
Let me praise a little more.
Let me be, when I am weary,
Just a little bit more cheery;
Let me be a little meeker
With the brother who is weaker;
Let me strive a little harder
To be all that I should be.
Let me be more understanding
And a little less demanding,
Let me be the sort of friend
That you have always been to me.
让我更友善一点吧,
对待过错更宽容一点吧,
对他人他物更赞赏一点吧。
让我倦时更快乐一点吧,
对虚弱的兄弟更温顺一点吧,
对该做之事更努力一点吧。
让我更多一份理解吧,
对人对事少一点苛求吧,
对待朋友更真诚以待吧。