an anthology of australian verse-第32章
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It is only the wind that cries with tears in its voice to me
Of the dead men low in the mould who came with me over the sea。
Some of them down in the city under the marble are laid;
Some on the bare hillside in the mound by the lone tree shade;
And some in the forest deeps of the west in their silence lie;
With the dark pine curtain above shutting out the blue of the sky。
And many have passed from my sight; whither I never shall know;
Swept away in the rushing river or caught in the mountain snow;
All the old hands are gone who came with me over the sea;
But the land that we made our own is the same bright land to me。
There are dreams in the gold of the kowhai; and when ratas are breaking
in bloom
I can hear the rich murmur of voices in the deeps of the fern…shadowed gloom。
Old memory may bring me her treasures from the land of the blossoms of May;
But to me the hill daisies are dearer and the gorse on the river bed grey;
While the mists on the high hilltops curling; the dawn…haunted
haze of the sea;
To my fancy are bridal veils lifting from the face of the land of the free。
The speargrass and cabbage trees yonder; the honey…belled flax in its bloom;
The dark of the bush on the sidings; the snow…crested mountains that loom
Golden and grey in the sunlight; far up in the cloud…fringed blue;
Are the threads with old memory weaving and the line of my life
running through;
And the wind of the morning calling has ever a song for me
Of hope for the land of the dawning in the golden years to be。
Christopher John Brennan。
Romance
Of old; on her terrace at evening
。。。not here。。。in some long…gone kingdom
O; folded close to her breast!。。。
our gaze dwelt wide on the blackness
(was it trees? or a shadowy passion
the pain of an old…world longing
that it sobb'd; that it swell'd; that it shrank?)
the gloom of the forest
blurr'd soft on the skirt of the night…skies
that shut in our lonely world。
。。。not here。。。in some long…gone world。。。
close…lock'd in that passionate arm…clasp
no word did we utter; we stirr'd not:
the silence of Death; or of Love。。。
only; round and over us
that tearless infinite yearning
and the Night with her spread wings rustling
folding us with the stars。
。。。not here。。。in some long…gone kingdom
of old; on her terrace at evening
O; folded close to her heart!。。。
Poppies
Where the poppy…banners flow
in and out amongst the corn;
spotless morn
ever saw us come and go
hand in hand; as girl and boy
warming fast to youth and maid;
half afraid
at the hint of passionate joy
still in Summer's rose unshown:
yet we heard nor knew a fear;
strong and clear
summer's eager clarion blown
from the sunrise to the set:
now our feet are far away;
night and day;
do the old…known spots forget?
Sweet; I wonder if those hours
breathe of us now parted thence;
if a sense
of our love…birth thrill their flowers。
Poppies flush all tremulous
has our love grown into them;
root and stem;
are the red blooms red with us?
Summer's standards are outroll'd;
other lovers wander slow;
I would know
if the morn is that of old。
Here our days bloom fuller yet;
happiness is all our task;
still I ask
do the vanish'd days forget?
John Le Gay Brereton。
The Sea Maid
In what pearl…paven mossy cave
By what green sea
Art thou reclining; virgin of the wave;
In realms more full of splendid mystery
Than that strong northern flood whence came
The rise and fall of music in thy name
Thy waiting name; Oithona!
The magic of the sea's own change
In depth and height;
From where the eternal order'd billows range
To unknown regions of sleep…weary night;
Fills; like a wonder…waking spell
Whispered by lips of some lone…murmuring shell;
Thy dreaming soul; Oithona。
In gladness of thy reverie
What gracious form
Will fly the errand of our love to thee;
By ways with winged messengers aswarm
Through dawn of opalescent skies;
To say the time is come and bid thee rise
And be our child; Oithona?
Home
〃Where shall we dwell?〃 say you。
Wandering winds reply:
〃In a temple with roof of blue
Under the splendid sky。〃
Never a nobler home
We'll find though an age we try
Than is arched by the azure dome
Of the all…enfolding sky。
Here we are wed; and here
We live under God's own eye。
〃Where shall we dwell;〃 my dear?
Under the splendid sky。
Wilfred
What of these tender feet
That have never toddled yet?
What dances shall they beat;
With what red vintage wet?
In what wild way will they march or stray; by what sly paynims met?
The toil of it none may share;
By yourself must the way be won
Through fervid or frozen air
Till the overland journey's done;
And I would not take; for your own dear sake; one thorn from your track;
my son。
Go forth to your hill and dale;
Yet take in your hand from me
A staff when your footsteps fail;
A weapon if need there be;
'Twill hum in your ear when the foeman's near; athirst for the victory。
In the desert of dusty death
It will point to the hidden spring;
Should you weary and fail for breath;
It will burgeon and branch and swing
Till you sink to sleep in its shadow deep to the sound of its murmuring。
。 。 。 。 。
You must face the general foe
A phantom pale and grim。
If you flinch at his glare; he'll grow
And gather your strength to him;
But your power will rise if you laugh in his eyes and away in a mist
he'll swim。
To your freeborn soul be true
Fling parchment in the fire;
Men's laws are null for you;
For a word of Love is higher;
And can you do aught; when He rules your thought; but follow your own desire?
You will dread no pinching dearth
In the home where you love to lie;
For your floor will be good brown earth
And your roof the open sky。
There'll be room for all at your festival when the heart…red wine runs high。
。 。 。 。 。
Joy to you; joy and strife
And a golden East before;
And the sound of the sea of life
In your ears when you reach the shore;
And a hope that still with as good a will you may fight as you fought of yore。
Arthur H。 Adams。
Bayswater; W。
About me leagues of houses lie;
Above me; grim and straight and high;
They climb; the terraces lean up
Like long grey reefs against the sky。
Packed tier on tier the people dwell;
Each narrow; hollow wall is full;
And in that hive of honeycomb;
Remote and high; I have one cell。
And when I turn into my street
I hear in murmurous retreat
A tide of noises flowing out
The city ebbing from my feet!
And lo! two long straight walls between;
There dwells a little park serene;
Where blackened trees and railings hem
A little handkerchief of green!
Yet I can see across the roof
The sun; the stars and 。 。 。 God! For proof
Between the twisting chimney…pots
A pointing finger; old; aloof!
The traffic that the city rends
Within my quiet haven ends
In a deep murmur; or across
My pool a gentle ripple sends。
A chime upon the silence drab
Paints music; hooting motors stab
The pleasant peace; and; far and faint;
The jangling lyric of the cab!
And when I wander; proud and free;
Through my domain; unceasingly
The endless pageant of the shops
Marches along the street with me。
About me ever blossoming
Like rich parterres the hoardings fling
An opulence of hue; and make
Within my garden endless Spring。
The droning tram…cars spitting light:
And like great bees in drunken flight
Burl