The aspen glitters in the wind

白杨在风中闪烁

And that delights us.

让我们喜悦。

树叶飘飞，翻转，

The leaf flutters, turning,

因为在炎热的八月那举止

Because that motion in the heat of August

使其细胞保持水分。三角叶杨

Protects its cells from drying out. Likewise the leaf

同样如此。

Of the cottonwood.

基因库抛弃不稳定的茎

The gene pool threw up a wobbly stem

而树跳舞。不

And the tree danced. No.

树被利用了。

The tree capitalized.

不，言说有局限，

No. There are limits to saying,

在语言里，树做了什么。

In language, what the tree did.

很好，有时因为诗歌使我们醒悟。

It is good sometimes for poetry to disenchant us.

跟我跳舞，舞者。哦，我愿意。

山，天空，

Dance with me, dancer. Oh, I will.

白杨在风中做着什么。

Mountains, sky,

The aspen doing something in the wind.