A City Guest

 THE wonder never went out of her eyes

When she saw the sweep of our wide blue skies,

The things we farmers forget in the pain

Of sowing and planting and reaping again.

Things taken for granted loose the touch

Of newness and dazzle we love so much.

While she, soft-eyed and with shining face,

Found pleasure in all things about the place.

She gathered the flowers in wind and rain

That we called common and tho’t real plain.

From the sweep of our lawn to the poppy bed

Flaunting¹ their colors about her head.

Till we ourselves looked with glad new eyes

On an old, old setting, but a new sunrise.

Cold grey days she would rise and sing

For she found beauty in everything.

Will she ever know in the city street

How we think of her when the snow and sleet²,

Make houses enjoyable things to own,

How often we mention her name at home?{23}

Can she ever know with her warm flower heart,

How she gave us back what we lost in part.

How the thought of her when it’s cold with rain,

Fills the house and the halls, with herself again.

 

1 flaunting   

adj.招摇的，扬扬得意的，夸耀的v.炫耀，夸耀( flaunt的现在分词 )；有什么能耐就施展出来

参考例句：

• He did not believe in flaunting his wealth. 他不赞成摆阔。
• She is fond of flaunting her superiority before her friends and schoolmates. 她好在朋友和同学面前逞强。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

2 sleet   

n.雨雪；v.下雨雪，下冰雹

参考例句：

• There was a great deal of sleet last night.昨夜雨夹雪下得真大。
• When winter comes,we get sleet and frost.冬天来到时我们这儿会有雨夹雪和霜冻。