Homesickness

 THE folks whom we visit, but once in a while

Those friends who are far, far away,

May be thoughtful and generous indeed to a fault

And kindness itself every day.

Not even the hills with the mist on the top

And the sun shooting flames ’cross the loam¹,

Can make me forget, nor still the wild fret²

In my heart for the place I call home.

The valleys like Eden are misty³ and deep:

They are washed with the dews of the morn.

They but serve to depress me and make me a prey⁴

To longings⁵ both sad and forlorn.

The lilt of the trees and the song of the birds

Once so cheery have sobered their tone,

For my heartstrings are tied, to a little fireside

In a place that I love to call home.

 

1 loam   

n.沃土

参考例句：

• Plant the seeds in good loam.把种子种在好的壤土里。
• One occupies relatively dry sandy loam soils.一个则占据较干旱的沙壤土。

2 fret   

v.(使)烦恼；(使)焦急；(使)腐蚀，(使)磨损

参考例句：

• Don't fret.We'll get there on time.别着急，我们能准时到那里。
• She'll fret herself to death one of these days.她总有一天会愁死的.

3 misty   

adj.雾蒙蒙的，有雾的

参考例句：

• He crossed over to the window to see if it was still misty.他走到窗户那儿，看看是不是还有雾霭。
• The misty scene had a dreamy quality about it.雾景给人以梦幻般的感觉。

4 prey   

n.被掠食者，牺牲者，掠食；v.捕食，掠夺，折磨

参考例句：

• Stronger animals prey on weaker ones.弱肉强食。
• The lion was hunting for its prey.狮子在寻找猎物。

5 longings   

渴望，盼望( longing的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• Ah, those foolish days of noble longings and of noble strivings! 啊，那些充满高贵憧憬和高尚奋斗的傻乎乎的时光！
• I paint you and fashion you ever with my love longings. 我永远用爱恋的渴想来描画你。