R.S.托马斯： 秋季的一日

它将不会老像这样，
沉寂的空气中，几片最后的
叶子，把它们的勋章佩在
树木肩头，用金线编织
枝干的袖口；在草坪的镜里

一只鸟精心梳理羽毛。从白天琐事中
抬头仰望，歇口气，
让心给亮点纷呈的景物
拍下靓照——某种可穿戴的东西
抵御那漫漫寒冬之核。

(微笑 译）

A Day in Autumn

It will not always be like this,
The air windless, a few last
Leaves adding their decoration
To the trees’ shoulders, braiding the cuffs
Of the boughs with gold; a bird preening

In the lawn’s mirror. Having looked up
From the day’s chores, pause a minute,
Let the mind take its photograph
Of the bright scene, something to wear
Against the heart in the long cold.

[娅米]

翻译得好，微笑味道的托马斯。 :))