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
$ A/ T. G. F( o　　pinetrees raise suspicious faces
0 N1 }! `0 R' X. _; W  n8 n　　an ocean of the dead like iron, giving off a fishy smell
　　the rusty sunlight has passed by
　　sniffs at you like an old dog
　　a dog staring the scene is particularly clear from the bridge
　　a sky shrivelled by extinct volcanoes a dark red fist
　　a drop of the past’s blood on a low-budget headstone
- E0 a( X5 ~9 n" [1 s　　clouds merge into yesterday’s storm
　　and are fouled by the claws of birds
　　transparent windows opened by the balustrade you brought home
: L/ z& ]. {9 \1 k6 Y9 m　　you cross the bridge at home
8 c" X. ^3 x4 x5 t+ t9 Q& g) K8 W　　an entire city lodged in a sickroom
2 d% h' ~  w. ]4 D% H- b& F4 k　　green weeds linking so many feet together
& S6 W  {$ N9 F6 y　　under a stone roof the stone master closes in
+ z8 k$ e  f) U/ h　　in an iron corridor the iron master closes in
# O# ]: Q0 A) W8 N　　fantasizing with the eyes death need not speed up
/ }9 C" C( x3 q" `( @& j　　that end where you go away and turn old
　　the dead on the lawn looking down at you are all the same
: h* i! n4 U( ~8 ^1 Y　　distance away
( D# w' U# d! F4 w, ^4 B# E# `0 ~　　but you have to come back as though fettered by handcuffs of glass
　　to overhaul every pier of today’s sins
　　a child running crazy among snow-white seagulls
　　standing suddenly still crying loudly for the stars
$ d6 `0 ^( I( p: u( y　　with a pain abruptly extended in the night bitterly weeping
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　　桥下的墓地在你过桥时逼近
$ p4 S( V  n+ ~+ C4 L0 Q& s　　松树抬起一张张狐疑的脸
  G! V. f* w2 D9 X6 q) x9 o　　死者的海面铁块般散发腥味
　　铁锈色的阳光绕过去
　　像一只老狗嗅嗅你
　　一只狗眼盯着风景在桥上格外清晰
9 _5 G: V6 e" b, [　　死火山萎缩的天空一个暗红的拳头
3 H  f; ?, F; |9 @: g8 w　　廉价墓碑上一滴过时的血
: n3 V3 m+ y1 Z4 B　　云汇合了昨天所有的风暴
; f/ D5 k* c1 a+ `  J' n; ~　　却被鸟爪弄脏
! }9 B" }6 M$ ?2 {　　被带你回家的栏杆敞开透明的窗户
% ?' H- W  z+ P5 Z7 @　　你在家里过桥
　　整整一座城市住进一间病房
2 u  z! }% e' T) p　　碧绿的野草把那么多脚步连在一起
* k; _9 v7 v2 d* C  Y& _+ _　　石头的主人在石头屋顶下逼近
/ q  ]5 {& E% `$ Z/ A　　铁的主人在铁的走廊里逼近
* I+ V- |9 ^/ L, ^7 {' @5 k* }* g/ l　　用眼睛幻想死亡就无须速度
1 q) |- ?5 ^- b  J( I" F: A　　你走去的还是你被变老的那一端
( j" C. C0 q' I  @! \- a* C% A　　草地上的死者俯瞰你是相同的距离
　　而你得回来像被玻璃手铐铐着
　　检修每座今天的罪恶的桥墩
5 B$ Z7 ]& m6 H0 z& J& z! X- c　　一群雪白的海鸥里一个狂奔的孩子
　　突然站住为星星高呼
; H* Z4 T' s& D' L" o$ H　　为黑夜中陡然延长的疼痛放声哭泣
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