Denise Levertov, To The Reader 献给读者

A poem illustrated and translated by Rafael Katz

As you read, a white bear leisurely
pees, dyeing the snow
saffron,

and as you read, many gods
lie among lianas: eyes of obsidian
are watching the generations of leaves,

and as you read
the sea is turning its dark pages,
turning
its dark pages.


当你阅读时，一只白熊悠然自得  
撒尿，将雪染成  
黄红的色彩，  

当你阅读时，众多神祇  
卧伏在藤蔓之间：黑曜石般的眼睛  
注视着一代一代的叶子，  

当你阅读时，  
大海在翻动它那深沉的页章，  
翻动着  
它那深沉的页章。

This poem certainly inspires me to keep reading! I love the somewhat random but compelling images.