I Do Not Fear to Own Me Kin

I DO not fear to own me kin¹

To the glad clods in which spring flowers begin;

Or to my brothers, the great trees,

That speak with pleasant voices in the breeze,

Loud talkers with the winds that pass;

Or to my sister, the deep grass.

Of such I am, of such my body is,

That thrills to reach its lips to kiss.

That gives and takes with wind and sun and rain

And feels keen pleasure to the point of pain.

Of such are these,

The brotherhood² of stalwart trees,

The humble³ family of flowers,

That make a light of shadowy bowers⁴

Or star the edges of the bent⁵:

They give and take sweet colour and sweet scent⁶;

They joy to shed themselves abroad;

And tree and flower and grass and sod

Thrill and leap and live and sing

With silent voices in the Spring.

Hence I not fear to yield my breath,

Since all is still unchanged by death;

Since in some pleasant valley I may be,

Clod beside clod, or tree by tree,

Long ages hence, with her I love this hour;

And feel a lively joy to share

With her the sun and rain and air,

To taste her quiet neighbourhood

As the dumb things of field and wood,

The clod, the tree, and starry⁷ flower,

Alone of all things have the power.

1 kin   

n.家族，亲属，血缘关系；adj.亲属关系的，同类的

参考例句：

• He comes of good kin.他出身好。
• She has gone to live with her husband's kin.她住到丈夫的亲戚家里去了。

2 brotherhood   

n.兄弟般的关系，手中情谊

参考例句：

• They broke up the brotherhood.他们断绝了兄弟关系。
• They live and work together in complete equality and brotherhood.他们完全平等和兄弟般地在一起生活和工作。

3 humble   

adj.谦卑的，恭顺的；地位低下的；v.降低，贬低

参考例句：

• In my humble opinion,he will win the election.依我拙见，他将在选举中获胜。
• Defeat and failure make people humble.挫折与失败会使人谦卑。

4 bowers   

n.（女子的）卧室( bower的名词复数 )；船首锚；阴凉处；鞠躬的人

参考例句：

• If Mr Bowers is right, low government-bond yields could lose their appeal and equities could rebound. 如果鲍尔斯先生的预计是对的，那么低收益的国债将会失去吸引力同时股价将会反弹。 来自互联网

5 bent   

n.爱好，癖好；adj.弯的；决心的，一心的

参考例句：

• He was fully bent upon the project.他一心扑在这项计划上。
• We bent over backward to help them.我们尽了最大努力帮助他们。

6 scent   

n.气味，香味，香水，线索，嗅觉；v.嗅，发觉

参考例句：

• The air was filled with the scent of lilac.空气中弥漫着丁香花的芬芳。
• The flowers give off a heady scent at night.这些花晚上散发出醉人的芳香。

7 starry   

adj.星光照耀的, 闪亮的

参考例句：

• He looked at the starry heavens.他瞧着布满星星的天空。
• I like the starry winter sky.我喜欢这满天星斗的冬夜。