Evenasheascendstoyourheightandcaresses
Yourtenderestbranchesthatquiverinthesun,
Soshallhedescendtoyourrootsand
Shakethemintheirclingingtotheearth。
Likesheavesofcornhegathersyouuntohimself。
Hethreshesyoutomakeyounaked。
Hesiftsyoutofreeyoufromyourhusks。
Hegrindsyoutowhiteness。
Hekneadsyouuntilyouareliant;
Andthenheassignsyoutohissacredfire,
ThatyoumaybecomesacredbreadforGod’ssacredfeast。
Allthesethingsshalllovedountoyou
Thatyoumayknowthesecretsofyourheart,
AndinthatknowledgebecomeafragmentofLife’sheart。
Butifinyourfearyouwouldseek
Onlylove’seaceandlove’sleasure,
Thenitisbetterforyouthatyoucover
Yournakednessandassoutoflove’sthreshing-floor,
Intotheseasonlessworldwhereyoushalllaugh,
Butnotallofyourlaughter,andwee,butnotallofyourtears。
Lovegivesnaughtbutitselfandtakesnaughtbutfromitself。
Loveossessesnotnorwoulditbeossessed;
Forloveissufficientuntolove。
Whenyouloveyoushouldnotsay,
“Godisinmyheart,”
butrather,“IamintheheartofGod。”
Andthinknotyoucandirectthecourseoflove,
Ifitfindsyouworthy,directsyourcourse。
Lovehasnootherdesirebuttofulfilitself。
Butifyouloveandmustneedshavedesires,
Letthesebeyourdesires:
Tomeltandbelikearunningbrook
Thatsingsitsmelodytothenight。
Toknowtheainoftoomuchtenderness。
Tobewoundedbyyourownunderstandingoflove;
Andtobleedwillinglyandjoyfully。
Towakeatdawnwithawingedheartand
Givethanksforanotherdayofloving;
Torestatthenoonhourandmeditatelove’secstasy;
Toreturnhomeateventidewithgratitude;
Andthentosleewitharayerfor
Thebelovedinyourheartandasongofraiseuonyourlis。
作品赏析
爱的道路是艰难曲折的,它能抚平心中的伤口,也会给人带来伤害;它能给人以勇气和信心,也会让人胆怯和绝望;它能让你快乐,也会让你哭泣;它能为你带来成功,也会让你一败涂地。诗人要人们勇敢地爱,无私地爱,时刻充满爱心,心甘情愿地去接受爱所带来的痛苦和伤害。因为,在没有爱的日子里,“你会开怀,但不是尽情欢笑;你会哭泣,但不是尽抛泪水。”