In the Desert... by Stephen Crane   In the desert I saw a creature, naked, bestial, Who, squatting upon the ground, Held his heart in his hands, And ate of it. I said, "Is it good, friend?" "It is bitter─bitter," he answered; "But I like it "Because it is bitter, "And because it is my heart." 在沙漠…… 斯蒂芬•克蘭 加拿大/非馬譯   在沙漠 我看到一個生物，赤條條，象只野獸 蹲在地上， 手裏捧著他的心， 在吃。 我說：“好吃嗎，朋友？” “很苦──很難吃，”他回答； “但我喜歡它 “因為它苦， “因為它是我的心。” [斯蒂芬•克蘭(1871-1900)生於紐澤西州，為一位牧師的第十四個孩子。記者，小說家，詩人。]

Our Share of Night to Bear by Emily Dickinson   OUR share of night to bear, Our share of morning, Our blank in bliss to fill, Our blank in scorning.   Here a star, and there a star, Some lose their way. Here a mist, and there a mist, Afterwards—day!   分擔我們的夜 艾蜜莉•狄金森 西歐/雪泥譯   分擔我們的夜， 我們的晨， 填充我們極樂的空白， 我們蔑視的空白。   這裏一顆星星，那裏一顆星星， 一些迷失了方向。 這裏一團霧，那裏一團霧， 然後——白晝！