Let it be forgotten,
as a flower is forgotten,
Forgotten as a fire that once was singing gold,
Let it be forgotten forever and ever,
Time is a kind friend, he will make us old.
If anyone asks, say it was forgotten
Long and long ago,
As a flower, as a fire, as a hushed footfall
In a long-forgotten snow.
——Sara Teasdale 作
把它忘掉吧
像忘掉一朵花
像忘掉熔炼过黄金的火焰
把它永远永远地忘掉吧
时间是仁慈的朋友
终会使我们变老
如果有人问起,就说已经忘记
在很早很早的往昔里
像花,像火
像无声的足迹
在早被遗忘的雪中
——小狮 译