艾米·洛威尔经典诗歌：Reaping

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　　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.

　　Why, ef you'd had eyes you'd ha' seed

学习啦在线学习网 　　Me changin' under your very nose,

学习啦在线学习网 　　Each day a little diff'rent.

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

学习啦在线学习网 　　Don't touch me, Jake,

学习啦在线学习网 　　Don't you dars't to touch me,

　　I ain't in no humour.

　　That's what's come over me;

　　Jest a change clear through.

　　You lay still, an' I'll tell yer,

　　I've had it on my mind to tell yer

　　Fer some time.

　　It's a strain livin' a lie from mornin' till night,

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

学习啦在线学习网 　　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,

　　An' your kisses most stopped my heart from beatin'.

学习啦在线学习网 　　Lord! I was a silly fool.

　　But that's the way 'twas.

　　Well, I married yer

　　An' thought Heav'n was comin'

　　To set on the door-step.

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

　　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.

　　I ain't blamin' yer exactly.

学习啦在线学习网 　　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.

　　There come a time when I got to be

　　More wife agin than mother.

　　The mother part was sort of a waste

　　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.

学习啦在线学习网 　　Many's the time I've laid awake

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

学习啦在线学习网 　　Out o' sight.

　　I'd foller yer around like a dog,

　　An' set in the chair you'd be'n settin' in,

　　Jest to feel its arms around me,

　　So long's I didn't have yours.

学习啦在线学习网 　　It preyed on me, I guess,

学习啦在线学习网 　　Longin' and longin'

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

　　Yes, I know you're wide awake now,

　　But now ain't then,

学习啦在线学习网 　　An' I guess you'll think diff'rent

学习啦在线学习网 　　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,

学习啦在线学习网 　　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!

学习啦在线学习网 　　'Twas a lovely mornin'.

　　The apple-trees was jest elegant

学习啦在线学习网 　　With their blossoms all flared out,

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

　　You went, you wouldn't pay no 'tention to what I said,

　　An' I heard the Ford chuggin' for most a mile,

　　The air was so still.

　　Then Elmer come.

　　It's no use your frettin', Jake,

　　I'll tell you all about it.

　　I know what I'm doin',

　　An' what's worse, I know what I done.

　　Elmer fixed th' telephone in about two minits,

学习啦在线学习网 　　An' he didn't seem in no hurry to go,

　　An' I don't know as I wanted him to go either,

学习啦在线学习网 　　I was awful mad at your not takin' me with yer,

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

　　An' gittin' no comfort.

学习啦在线学习网 　　I guess it ain't necessary to tell yer all the things.

　　He stayed to dinner,

　　An' he helped me do the dishes,

　　An' he said a home was a fine thing,

　　An' I said dishes warn't a home

学习啦在线学习网 　　Nor yet the room they're in.

　　He said a lot o' things,

　　An' I fended him off at first,

学习啦在线学习网 　　But he got talkin' all around me,

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

　　What's the use o' me goin' on, Jake,

　　You know.

　　He got all he wanted,

学习啦在线学习网 　　An' I give it to him,

学习啦在线学习网 　　An' what's more, I'm glad!

学习啦在线学习网 　　I ain't dead, anyway,

　　An' somebody thinks I'm somethin'.

　　Keep away, Jake,

学习啦在线学习网 　　You can kill me to-morrer if you want to,

学习啦在线学习网 　　But I'm goin' to have my say.

　　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

　　I shouldn't have told yer.

　　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

学习啦在线学习网 　　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;

学习啦在线学习网 　　It ain't decent.

　　Oh, my God! It ain't decent any more either way!