A Happy Birthday

By Ted Kooser

This evening, I sat by an open window
and read till the light was gone and the book
was no more than a part of the darkness.
I could easily have switched on a lamp,
but I wanted to ride this day down into night,
to sit alone and smooth the unreadable page
with the pale gray ghost of my hand.


生日快乐

今晚，我临敞开的窗户而坐
读书至天黑，书
仅是黑暗的一部分
我可以轻轻松松拧开一盏灯
但我想骑上白天奔入黑夜
独坐，理顺难以理解的书页
手上的浅灰色幽灵

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