上面那首罗伯特·弗罗斯特的诗,太深沉,太富有哲理,可能不太适合小姑娘。我另选了Edgar Allan Poe的诗,据说是韵律最美的英文诗之一。讲述一个凄美的爱情故事。
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*3I; by Edgar Allan Poe
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*AH%Q _vYzF+ It was many and many a year ago,
Hhv$4;&X In a kingdom by the sea,
D!FaE N That a maiden there lived whom you may know
U{1z;lJ By the name of ANNABEL LEE;--
-WR}m6yMr And this maiden she lived with no other thought
KsdG(.I+ek Than to love and be loved by me.
mBl7{w;Iv She was a child and I was a child,
iyM^[/-R6 In this kingdom by the sea,
o" _=K%9 But we loved with a love that was more than love--
|qUrEGjiSS I and my Annabel Lee--
UVX"fZ) With a love that the winged seraphs of heaven
pG yRX_; Coveted her and me.
)s")y g'lT And this was the reason that, long ago,
UmP'L! In this kingdom by the sea,
vZjZb(jlN A wind blew out of a cloud by night
(aKZ5>>cN Chilling my Annabel Lee;
k$[{n'\@ So that her high-born kinsman came
Ti= 3y497S And bore her away from me,
F>Jg~ FD* To shut her up in a sepulchre
}=@zj6AC In this kingdom by the sea.
9{eBgdC i ^|@"+ The angels, not half so happy in Heaven,
/8e [email protected] Went envying her and me:--
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(:1S Yes! that was the reason (as all men know,
>Q2). E In this kingdom by the sea)
I6dm@{/:> That the wind came out of a cloud, chilling
zXre~b03ZS And killing my Annabel Lee.
bEpMaBN y4F^|kS) [ But our love it was stronger by far than the love
%?tq;~|]Q Of those who were older than we--
m6n hC Of many far wiser than we-
-J$g(sikt And neither the angels in Heaven above,
U</+ .$b Nor the demons down under the sea,
!Yh}H<w0 Can ever dissever my soul from the soul
K3ukYR Of the beautiful Annabel Lee:--
'U)8rR #)74X%4( For the moon never beams without bringing me dreams
U6{dI@|B Of the beautiful Annabel Lee;
gue(C(~.k_ And the stars never rise but I see the bright eyes
U"5q;9#q Of the beautiful Annabel Lee;
h5onRa*7 And so, all the night-tide, I lie down by the side
Jp]T9W\ Of my darling, my darling, my life and my bride,
{+=i? In her sepulchre there by the sea--
`SOhG?Zo In her tomb by the side of the sea.