夏之逃逸

—艾米莉·狄金森

The summer lapsed¹ away —

不知不觉地，有如忧伤，夏日竟然就逝了，

Too imperceptible at last

如此地难以觉察，简直

To seem like Perfidy² — A quietness distilled³

不像是有意潜逃

As Twilight⁴ long begun,

向晚的微光很早就开始

Or Nature spending with herself

沉淀出一片寂静，不然便是消瘦的四野，

Sequestered⁵ Afternoon —

将下午深深幽禁。

The Dusk drew earlier in —

黄昏比往日来得更早，

The Morning foreign shone —

清晨的光采已陌生——

A courteous⁶, yet harrowing Grace,

一种拘礼而恼人的风度

As Guest, that would be gone —

象即欲离去的客人。

And thus, without a Wing

就象如此，也不用翅膀，

Or service of a Keel

也不劳小舟相送。

Our Summer made her light escape

我们的夏日轻逸地逃去，

Into the Beautiful.

没入了美的境中。