My Old House and the Weather

 IGROW so very weary

Of the city’s crowded street

The babbling¹ of voices

The restlessness of feet.

I often wish my friends would talk

Less dexterous² and less clever,

And let me say a word about

My old house and the weather.

I long to stop those restless feet

And if I only could,

I’d still their babbling tongues awhile

With back-home quietude.

I long to let them know about

Birches that stand together,

And the hand that threw the blooms around

My old house and the weather.

But as it is I only take

Mere³ twigs⁴ of it to town,

The lilacs when they’re on the bush

And roses tumbling round.{43}

But folks forget so hurriedly

And talk of fuss and feather,

I think they’d best come out and

My old house and the weather.

1 babbling   

n.胡说，婴儿发出的咿哑声adj.胡说的v.喋喋不休( babble的现在分词 )；作潺潺声（如流水）；含糊不清地说话；泄漏秘密

参考例句：

• I could hear the sound of a babbling brook. 我听得见小溪潺潺的流水声。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Infamy was babbling around her in the public market-place. 在公共市场上，她周围泛滥着对她丑行的种种议论。 来自英汉文学 - 红字

2 dexterous   

adj.灵敏的；灵巧的

参考例句：

• As people grow older they generally become less dexterous.随着年龄的增长，人通常会变得不再那么手巧。
• The manager was dexterous in handling his staff.那位经理善于运用他属下的职员。

3 mere   

adj.纯粹的；仅仅，只不过

参考例句：

• That is a mere repetition of what you said before.那不过是重复了你以前讲的话。
• It's a mere waste of time waiting any longer.再等下去纯粹是浪费时间。

4 twigs   

细枝，嫩枝( twig的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Some birds build nests of twigs. 一些鸟用树枝筑巢。
• Willow twigs are pliable. 柳条很软。