Dear March--Come In

Dear March - Come in - (1320)

By Emily Dickinson - 1830-1886

Dear March - Come in -

How glad I am -

I hoped for you before -

Put down your Hat -

You must have walked -

How out of Breath you are -

Dear March, how are you, and the Rest -

Did you leave Nature well -

Oh March, Come right upstairs with me -

I have so much to tell -

I got your Letter, and the Birds -

The Maples never knew that you were coming -

I declare - how Red their Faces grew -

But March, forgive me -

And all those Hills you left for me to Hue -

There was no Purple suitable -

You took it all with you -

Who knocks? That April -

Lock the Door -

I will not be pursued -

He stayed away a Year to call

When I am occupied -

But trifles look so trivial

As soon as you have come

That blame is just as dear as Praise

And Praise as mere as Blame

译/小虾

亲爱的三月--快请进

亲爱的三月，快请进--

我真是高兴--

一直期盼着你的到来--

快摘下你的帽子--

你一定是步行来的--

才会这样气喘吁吁--

亲爱的三月，你好吗--  一切都好吗--

你把大自然都安顿好了吗--

喔，我亲爱的三月，快跟我上楼--

我有太多的话要说--

我收到了你的信，还有那些小鸟--

而枫树压根就不知道你要来--

我告诉你--他们的脸憋得通红--

可是，三月，你要原谅我--

你留给我满山遍野，要我着色--

可是我找不到合适的紫色--

它们全都被你带走了--

是谁在敲门？那个四月--

快把门锁上--

我不需要追捧--

他在外整整一年

却在我正忙的时候回来--

但是这些琐碎烦恼都不值得一提

从你回来的那一刻起

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