佚名/Anonymous
IwasupthenextmorningbeforetheOctobersunrise, ;peepingdownthespreadoflight, -fogsdippedandcrepttothehollowplaces, thenstoleawayinlineandcolumn, holdingskirtsandclingingsubtlyattheshelteringcornerswhererockhungovergrassland, whilethebravelinesofthehillscameforth, onebeyondothergliding.
Thewoodsaroseinfolds, likedraperyofawakenedmountains, statelywithadepthofawe, 'smellowhandwasuponthem, astheyownedalready, touchedwithgoldandredandolive, andtheirjoytowardsthesunwaslesstoabridegroomthanafather.
Yetbeforethef?loatingimpressofthewoodscouldclearitself, suddenlythegladsomelightleapedoverhillandvalley, castingamber, blue, andpurple, andatintofrichredrose, accordingtothescenetheyliton, andthecurtainf?lungaround;yetalllikeadispellingfearandtheclovenhoofofdarkness, allonthewingsofhopeadvancing, andproclaiming,“Godishere!”Thenlifeandjoysprangreassuredfromeverycrouchinghollow;everyf?lowerandbudandbirdhadaf?lutteringsenseofthem, andallthef?lashingofGod'sgazemergedintosoftbenef?icence.
So, perhaps, shallbreakuponusthateternalmorning, whencragandchasmshallbenomore, neitherhillandvalley, norgreatunvintagedocean;whengloryshallnotscarehappiness, neitherhappinessenvyglory;butallthingsshallarise, andshineinthelightoftheFather'scountenance, becauseitselfisrisen.
次日清晨,十月的太阳还没有升起,我已起身出门,穿越原野和林地。在十月寒冷与温暖相交的天气里,日出是那样隆重。透过隐约可见的朝晖,太阳从格雷山边和蜿蜒的高地上缓缓升起。在阳光的照射下,晨雾收起了它的湿气,降落到山谷里,然后偷偷变成丝缕,拖着裙摆在草地上的岩石角落里寻找栖身之所,而小山粗壮的线条渐渐明朗,连续不断地滑现在眼前。