《John Donne Selected Poems》第4章


then as an angel face and wings
of air; not pure as it; yet pure doth wear;
so thy love may be my loves sphere ;
just such disparity
as is twixt airs and angels purity;
twixt womens love; and mens; will ever be。 
break of day。
stay; o sweet; and do not rise ;
the light that shines es from thine eyes ;
the day breaks not; it is my heart;
because that you and i must part。
stay; or else my joys will die;
and perish in their infancy。
'another of the same。'
tis true; tis day ; what though it be?
o; wilt thou therefore rise from me?
why should we rise because tis light?
did we lie down because twas night?
love; which in spite of darkness brought us hither;
should in despite of light keep us together。
light hath no tongue; but is all eye ;
if it could speak as well as spy;
this were the worst that it could say;
that being well i fain would stay;
and that i loved my heart and honour so
that i would not from him; that had them; go。
must business thee from hence remove?
o ! thats the worst disease of love;
the poor; the foul; the false; love can
admit; but not the busied man。
he which hath business; and makes love; doth do
such wrong; as when a married man doth woo。
the anniversary。
all kings; and all their favourites;
all glory of honours; beauties; wits;
the sun it self; which makes time; as they pass;
is elder by a year now than it was 
when thou and i first one another saw。
all other things to their destruction draw;
only our love hath no decay ;
this no to…morrow hath; nor yesterday ;
running it never runs from us away;
but truly keeps his first; last; everlasting day。
two graves must hide thine and my corse ;
if one might; death were no divorce。
alas ! as well as other princes; we
—who prince enough in one another be—
must leave at last in death these eyes and ears;
oft fed with true oaths; and with sweet salt tears ;
but souls where nothing dwells but love
—all other thoughts being inmates—then shall prove
this or a love increasèd there above;
when bodies to their graves; souls from their graves remove。
and then we shall be throughly blest ; 
but now no more than all the rest。
here upon earth were kings; and none but we
can be such kings; nor of such subjects be。
who is so safe as we? where none can do
treason to us; except one of us two。
true and false fears let us refrain;
let us love nobly; and live; and add again
years and years unto years; till we attain
to write threescore ; this is the second of our reign。
a valediction of my name; in the window。
i。
my name engraved herein
doth contribute my firmness to this glass;
which ever since that charm hath been
as hard; as that which graved it was ;
thine eye will give it price enough; to mock
the diamonds of either rock。
ii。
tis much that glass should be
as all…confessing; and through…shine as i ;
tis more that it shows thee to thee;
and clear reflects thee to thine eye。
but all such rules loves magic can undo ;
here you see me; and i am you。
iii。
as no one point; nor dash;
which are but accessories to this name;
the showers and tempests can outwash
so shall all times find me the same ;
you this entireness better may fulfill;
who have the pattern with you still。
iv。
or if too hard and deep
this learning be; for a scratchd name to teach;
it as a given deaths head keep;
lovers mortality to preach ;
or think this ragged bony name to be
my ruinous anatomy。
v。
then; as all my souls be
emparadised in you—in whom alone
i understand; and grow; and see—
the rafters of my body; bone;
being still with you; the muscle; sinew; and vein
which tile this house; will e again。
vi。
till my return repair
and repact my scatterd body so;
as all the virtuous powers which are
fixd in the stars are said to flow
into such characters as gravèd be
when these stars have supremacy。
vii。
so since this name was cut;
when love and grief their exaltation had;
no door gainst this names influence shut。
as much more loving; as more sad;
twill make thee ; and thou shouldst; till i return;
since i die daily; daily mourn。
viii。
when thy inconsiderate hand
flings open this casement; with my trembling name;
to look on one; whose wit or land
new battery to thy heart may frame;
then think this name alive; and that thou thus
in it offendst my genius。
ix。
and when thy melted maid;
corrupted by thy lovers gold and page;
his letter at thy pillow hath laid;
disputed it; and tamed thy rage;
and thou beginst to thaw towards him; for this;
may my name step in; and hide his。
x。
and if this treason go
to an overt act and that thou write again;
in superscribing; this name flow
into thy fancy from the pane ;
so; in forgetting thou remembrest right;
and unaware to me shalt write。
xi。
but glass and lines must be
no means our firm substantial love to keep ;
near death inflicts this lethargy;
and this i murmur in my sleep ;
inpute this idle talk; to that i go;
for dying men talk often so。
John Donne Selected Poems…5

twickenham garden。
blasted with sighs; and surrounded with tears;
hither i e to seek the spring;
and at mine eyes; and at mine ears;
receive such balms as else cure every thing。
but o ! self…traitor; i do bring
the spider love; which transubstantiates all;
and can convert manna to gall ;
and that this place may thoroughly be thought
true paradise; i have the serpent brought。
twere wholesomer for me that winter did
benight the glory of this place;
and that a grave frost did forbid
these trees to laugh and mock me to my face ;
but that i may not this disgrace
endure; nor yet leave loving; love; let me
some senseless piece of this place be ;
make me a mandrake; so i may grow here;
or a stone fountain weeping out my year。
hither with crystal phials; lovers; e;
and take my tears; which are loves wine;
and try your mistress tears
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