外国英语诗歌：格拉夫顿桥

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外国英语诗歌：格拉夫顿桥　　as you cross the cemetery beneath the bridge closes in
+ w: m; _/ U0 m# b6 E& o　　pinetrees raise suspicious faces
/ m1 M/ S( _$ a1 B7 `+ ?( ]　　an ocean of the dead like iron, giving off a fishy smell
　　the rusty sunlight has passed by
" X- F. ]" O1 |6 L8 J# E　　sniffs at you like an old dog
8 _* |. n+ y. [* q　　a dog staring the scene is particularly clear from the bridge
　　a sky shrivelled by extinct volcanoes a dark red fist
2 E- C2 `1 ?; i& Y　　a drop of the past’s blood on a low-budget headstone
　　clouds merge into yesterday’s storm
/ i3 j0 L. R; C& w6 Y- X8 f　　and are fouled by the claws of birds
　　transparent windows opened by the balustrade you brought home
% W8 J  A, H- A* N　　you cross the bridge at home
; [; |! j" U  y　　an entire city lodged in a sickroom
- L5 k9 m. K  j; k0 V( v$ G! ]　　green weeds linking so many feet together
　　under a stone roof the stone master closes in
! [: y/ D, R+ I. O) {; E+ S　　in an iron corridor the iron master closes in
) X/ t2 P, ^# _8 w; S/ o　　fantasizing with the eyes death need not speed up
　　that end where you go away and turn old
3 h* ?+ g( h! e- c　　the dead on the lawn looking down at you are all the same
9 ?; v6 j+ u1 x) p　　distance away
, g! e: U  X* b/ d( a4 F　　but you have to come back as though fettered by handcuffs of glass
" V; P8 j# L- c+ v5 X　　to overhaul every pier of today’s sins
　　a child running crazy among snow-white seagulls
# Y& u7 W% [* {( P' Y" b　　standing suddenly still crying loudly for the stars
$ @3 j3 b, Y) D4 s　　with a pain abruptly extended in the night bitterly weeping

　　桥下的墓地在你过桥时逼近
　　松树抬起一张张狐疑的脸
　　死者的海面铁块般散发腥味
　　铁锈色的阳光绕过去
$ z5 }3 n' H6 T0 [+ a- }) Y" X0 X" B, S  W　　像一只老狗嗅嗅你
, X! h, m! {% E4 c% D) {　　一只狗眼盯着风景在桥上格外清晰
1 e5 f$ B9 s0 R# I7 U　　死火山萎缩的天空一个暗红的拳头
# M1 ]  a! v$ K& |　　廉价墓碑上一滴过时的血
　　云汇合了昨天所有的风暴
4 g! \9 k) e, n) ]& _　　却被鸟爪弄脏
　　被带你回家的栏杆敞开透明的窗户
+ n3 |  V+ g* J) C　　你在家里过桥
　　整整一座城市住进一间病房
　　碧绿的野草把那么多脚步连在一起
　　石头的主人在石头屋顶下逼近
　　铁的主人在铁的走廊里逼近
$ }$ O2 T; X% x, O: `' X　　用眼睛幻想死亡就无须速度
　　你走去的还是你被变老的那一端
　　草地上的死者俯瞰你是相同的距离
& F9 Y* E5 E  J/ Q2 e* z* s; @# R　　而你得回来像被玻璃手铐铐着
+ ]0 R$ a# c% A; K　　检修每座今天的罪恶的桥墩
　　一群雪白的海鸥里一个狂奔的孩子
　　突然站住为星星高呼
8 h  ^' x; t. A# X# _1 c; w　　为黑夜中陡然延长的疼痛放声哭泣
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