William Henry Davies

　　What is this life if, full of care,

　　We have no time to stand and stare.

　　No time to stand beneath the boughs

　　And stare as long as sheep or cows.

　　No time to see, when woods we pass,

　　Where squirrels hide their nuts in grass.

　　No time to see, in broad daylight,

　　Streams full of stars, like skies at night.

　　No time to turn at Beauty's glance,

　　And watch her feet, how they can dance.

　　No time to wait till her mouth can

　　Enrich that smile her eyes began.

　　A poor life this if, full of care,

　　We have no time to stand and stare.

　　注释: William Henry Davies(1871-1940)出生在威尔士一个共和党人家庭。他年轻的时候曾到美国旅行,后来回到伦敦,过着拮据的生活。他在34岁时发表了第一首诗。他的诗歌主要是关于自然和旅途生活的,风格清新、朴实、自然。

　　(文/张敏 英语辅导报大学教师版04~05学年第17期;版权归英语辅导报社所有，独家网络合作伙伴新浪教育，未经许可，不得以任何形式进行转载。)