THINK that I shall never see

我想我将永远看不到

A poem lovely as a tree.

一首诗像一棵树那样美好。

A tree whose hungry mouth is prest

一棵树，饥渴的嘴巴

Against the earth's sweet flowing breast;

贴紧大地甘甜涌流的乳房；

A tree that looks at God all day,

一棵树整日定睛于上帝，

And lifts her leafy arms to pray;

为祷告举起她的叶子手臂；

A tree that may in Summer wear

一棵树夏天可以簪着

A nest of robins in her hair;

知更鸟的窝巢在她的秀发里；

Upon whose bosom snow has lain;

在她胸膛上雪曾依偎；

Who intimately lives with rain.

她又与雨水亲密同居。

Poems are made by fools like me,

诗歌是由像我这样的傻瓜所作，

But only God can make a tree.

但惟有上帝才能创造出一棵树。