艾米·洛威尔经典诗歌：Reaping

　　艾米·洛威尔，美国诗人，她的第一部诗集是《多彩玻璃顶》。1913年她在实验性的意象派运动中脱颖而出，并继埃兹拉·庞德之后而成为该运动的领袖人物。她运用“自由韵律散文”和自由诗的形式进行创作，被称为“无韵之韵”。下面学习啦小编为大家带来艾米·洛威尔经典诗歌：Reaping，欢迎大家阅读!

　　You want to know what's the matter with me, doyer?

　　My! ain't men blinder'n moles?

　　It ain't nothin' new, be sure o' that.

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　　Me changin' under your very nose,

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　　But you never see nothin', you don't.

　　Don't touch me, Jake,

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　　I ain't in no humour.

　　That's what's come over me;

　　Jest a change clear through.

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　　I've had it on my mind to tell yer

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　　An' I'm goin' to put an end to it right now.

　　An' don't make any mistake about one thing,

学习啦在线学习网 　　When I married yer I loved yer.

　　Why, your voice 'ud make

　　Me go hot and cold all over,

学习啦在线学习网 　　An' your kisses most stopped my heart from beatin'.

学习啦在线学习网 　　Lord! I was a silly fool.

学习啦在线学习网 　　But that's the way 'twas.

　　Well, I married yer

学习啦在线学习网 　　An' thought Heav'n was comin'

学习啦在线学习网 　　To set on the door-step.

学习啦在线学习网 　　Heav'n didn't do no settin',

学习啦在线学习网 　　Though the first year warn't so bad.

学习啦在线学习网 　　The baby's fever threw you off some, I guess,

　　An' then I took her death real hard,

　　An' a mopey wife kind o' disgusts a man.

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　　But that's how 'twas.

　　Do lay quiet,

学习啦在线学习网 　　I know I'm slow, but it's harder to say 'n I thought.

学习啦在线学习网 　　There come a time when I got to be

　　More wife agin than mother.

　　The mother part was sort of a waste

学习啦在线学习网 　　When we didn't have no other child.

　　But you'd got used ter lots o' things,

　　An' you was all took up with the farm.

　　Many's the time I've laid awake

　　Watchin' the moon go clear through the elm-tree,

　　Out o' sight.

　　I'd foller yer around like a dog,

学习啦在线学习网 　　An' set in the chair you'd be'n settin' in,

学习啦在线学习网 　　Jest to feel its arms around me,

学习啦在线学习网 　　So long's I didn't have yours.

学习啦在线学习网 　　It preyed on me, I guess,

　　Longin' and longin'

　　While you was busy all day, and snorin' all night.

学习啦在线学习网 　　Yes, I know you're wide awake now,

学习啦在线学习网 　　But now ain't then,

　　An' I guess you'll think diff'rent

　　When I'm done.

　　Do you mind the day you went to Hadrock?

学习啦在线学习网 　　I didn't want to stay home for reasons,

　　But you said someone 'd have to be here

学习啦在线学习网 　　'Cause Elmer was comin' to see t' th' telephone.

学习啦在线学习网 　　An' you never see why I was so set on goin' with yer,

　　Our married life hadn't be'n any great shakes,

学习啦在线学习网 　　Still marriage is marriage, an' I was raised God-fearin'.

学习啦在线学习网 　　But, Lord, you didn't notice nothin',

　　An' Elmer hangin' around all Winter!

　　'Twas a lovely mornin'.

　　The apple-trees was jest elegant

　　With their blossoms all flared out,

学习啦在线学习网 　　An' there warn't a cloud in the sky.

学习啦在线学习网 　　You went, you wouldn't pay no 'tention to what I said,

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　　The air was so still.

学习啦在线学习网 　　Then Elmer come.

学习啦在线学习网 　　It's no use your frettin', Jake,

　　I'll tell you all about it.

学习啦在线学习网 　　I know what I'm doin',

学习啦在线学习网 　　An' what's worse, I know what I done.

　　Elmer fixed th' telephone in about two minits,

　　An' he didn't seem in no hurry to go,

学习啦在线学习网 　　An' I don't know as I wanted him to go either,

　　I was awful mad at your not takin' me with yer,

　　An' I was tired o' wishin' and wishin'

学习啦在线学习网 　　An' gittin' no comfort.

　　I guess it ain't necessary to tell yer all the things.

学习啦在线学习网 　　He stayed to dinner,

　　An' he helped me do the dishes,

　　An' he said a home was a fine thing,

学习啦在线学习网 　　An' I said dishes warn't a home

　　Nor yet the room they're in.

　　He said a lot o' things,

　　An' I fended him off at first,

　　But he got talkin' all around me,

　　Clost up to the things I'd be'n thinkin',

学习啦在线学习网 　　What's the use o' me goin' on, Jake,

　　You know.

学习啦在线学习网 　　He got all he wanted,

　　An' I give it to him,

　　An' what's more, I'm glad!

　　I ain't dead, anyway,

　　An' somebody thinks I'm somethin'.

学习啦在线学习网 　　Keep away, Jake,

　　You can kill me to-morrer if you want to,

　　But I'm goin' to have my say.

学习啦在线学习网 　　Funny thing! Guess I ain't made to hold a man.

学习啦在线学习网 　　Elmer ain't be'n here for mor'n two months.

　　I don't want to pretend nothin',

　　Mebbe if he'd be'n lately

学习啦在线学习网 　　I shouldn't have told yer.

学习啦在线学习网 　　I'll go away in the mornin', o' course.

　　What you want the light fer?

　　I don't look no diff'rent.

　　Ain't the moon bright enough

　　To look at a woman that's deceived yer by?

　　Don't, Jake, don't, you can't love me now!

学习啦在线学习网 　　It ain't a question of forgiveness.

　　Why! I'd be thinkin' o' Elmer ev'ry minute;

　　It ain't decent.

学习啦在线学习网 　　Oh, my God! It ain't decent any more either way!