Alfred Noyes

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梅林的谜语

As I was walking Alone by the sea, '_What is that whisper?_' Said Merlin to me. 'Only,' I answered, 'The sigh of the wave'-- '_Oh, no_,' replied Merlin, '_'Tis the grass on your grave_.' As I lay dreaming In churchyard ground '_Listen_,' said Merlin, '_What is that sound_?' 'The green grass is growing,' I answered; but he Chuckled, '_Oh, no! 'Tis the sound of the sea_.' As I went homeward At dusk by the shore, '_What is that crimson?_' Said Merlin once more. 'Only the sun,' I said. 'Sinking to rest'-- '_Sunset for East_,' he said, '_Sunrise for West_.'