If recollecting were forgetting

If recollecting were forgetting，

Then I remember not，

And if forgetting,recollecting,

How near I had forgot.

And if to miss, were merry,

And to mourn, were gay,

How very blithe the fingers

That gathered this, Today！

如果回忆即忘记

我无从想起

如果忘记即回忆

我多么近乎忘记

想念是喜

哀悼是悦

指尖是如此欢快 足以

在今天，让我采撷此意

c.1858。                1894