Friendship

 ONCE on a time there was a road

Went winding¹ by my door.

And fain I was to travel it

In search of golden store.

And O! how oft with heavy heart

The weary² miles I trod³,

And many a sorry tale I learned

Upon the open road.

Often times I was made glad

And oft my heart was sore.

For folk who traveled on the road

That winded by my door.

Adventure came, aye many a time,

And even now I sigh.

And sorry am to count the times

The false gods caught my eye.

But now I keep a little spot

Just off the busy road,

And there I patient, wise-eyed wait

Those of the heavy load.{64}

And kindly⁴ then I draw them in

While warm heart talks to heart.

And when night darkens I have found

We’re sorry for to part.

This happened too once on a time

When I was weak and sore.

I drew a jewel from the road

That winded by my door.

But then I very often find

Two roads so different meet,

And many a friend I’ve found and kept

For whom I did not seek.

 

1 winding   

n.绕，缠，绕组，线圈

参考例句：

• A winding lane led down towards the river.一条弯弯曲曲的小路通向河边。
• The winding trail caused us to lose our orientation.迂回曲折的小道使我们迷失了方向。

2 weary   

adj.疲劳的，使人疲劳的；vi.厌烦，不耐烦

参考例句：

• He has laid out all his strength and is weary.他使出了全部气力，非常疲倦。
• I am weary of his constant complaints.我对他不断发牢骚感到厌烦。

3 trod   

v.踩，踏( tread的过去式 )；踩成；踏出；步行于

参考例句：

• Ouch! You trod on my toe! 哎哟！你踩着我的脚指头了！
• Every day he trod the same path through the woods. 他每天沿同一条路走过森林。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 kindly   

adj.和蔼的，温和的，爽快的；adv.温和地，亲切地

参考例句：

• Her neighbours spoke of her as kindly and hospitable.她的邻居都说她和蔼可亲、热情好客。
• A shadow passed over the kindly face of the old woman.一道阴影掠过老太太慈祥的面孔。