梭罗/作白元宝/译

翅膀轻盈的烟，鲁莽的鸟儿，
在升腾中融化着你的翅尖，
不唱歌的百灵，黎明的信使，
在你的巢，那小村上空盘旋；
或者，你是那正在消逝的梦，午夜幻觉的
暗影，正在收拾你的裙裾；
在夜晚遮住星星，在白天
弄暗光线，掩着太阳；
我那从壁炉中升起的熏香，
去吧，你要祈求众神宽恕这明亮的火焰。

Smoke

（Henry David Thoreau）
 
Light-winged Smoke, Icarian bird,
Melting thy pinions in thy upward flight,
Lark without song, and messenger of dawn
Circling above the hamlets as they nest;
Or else, departing dream, and shadowy form
Of midnight vision, gathering up thy skirts;
By night star-veiling, and by day
Darkening the light and blotting out the sun;
Go thou my incense upward from this hearth,
And ask the gods to pardon this clear flame.