Voluntary

HERE in the quiet eve

My thankful eyes receive

The quiet light.

I see the trees stand fair

Against the faded air,

And star by star prepare

The perfect night.

And in my bosom¹, lo!

Content and quiet grow

Toward perfect peace.

And now when day is done,

Brief day of wind and sun,

The pure stars, one by one,

Their troop increase.

Keen pleasure and keen grief

Give place to great relief:

Farewell my tears!

Still sounds toward me float;

I hear the bird’s small note,

Sheep from the far sheepcote,

And lowing steers².

For lo! the war is done,

Lo, now the battle won,

The trumpets³ still.

The shepherd’s slender strain,

The country sounds again

Awake in wood and plain,

On haugh and hill.

Loud wars and loud loves cease.

I welcome my release;

And hail once more

Free foot and way world-wide.

And oft at eventide

Light love to talk beside

The hostel⁴ door.

1 bosom   

n.胸，胸部；胸怀；内心；adj.亲密的

参考例句：

• She drew a little book from her bosom.她从怀里取出一本小册子。
• A dark jealousy stirred in his bosom.他内心生出一阵恶毒的嫉妒。

2 steers   

n.阉公牛，肉用公牛( steer的名词复数 )v.驾驶( steer的第三人称单数 )；操纵；控制；引导

参考例句：

• This car steers easily. 这部车子易于驾驶。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Good fodder fleshed the steers up. 优质饲料使菜牛长肉。 来自辞典例句

3 trumpets   

喇叭( trumpet的名词复数 )； 小号； 喇叭形物； （尤指）绽开的水仙花

参考例句：

• A wreath was laid on the monument to a fanfare of trumpets. 在响亮的号角声中花圈被献在纪念碑前。
• A fanfare of trumpets heralded the arrival of the King. 嘹亮的小号声宣告了国王驾到。

4 hostel   

n.（学生）宿舍，招待所

参考例句：

• I lived in a hostel while I was a student.我求学期间住在青年招待所里。
• He says he's staying at a Youth Hostel.他说他现住在一家青年招待所。