Epilogue

When along the pavement,Palpitating flames of life,People flicker¹ round me,I forget my bereavement,The gap in the great constellation,The place where a star used to be.

—D. H. LAWRENCE,“Submergence”

1 flicker   

vi./n.闪烁，摇曳，闪现

参考例句：

• There was a flicker of lights coming from the abandoned house.这所废弃的房屋中有灯光闪烁。
• At first,the flame may be a small flicker,barely shining.开始时，光辉可能是微弱地忽隐忽现，几乎并不灿烂。