IMPATIENCE.

 

 

How can I wait until you come to me?

The once fleet mornings linger by the way,

Their sunny smiles touched with malicious¹ glee

At my unrest; they seem to pause, and play

Like truant² children, while I sigh and say,

How can I wait?

How can I wait? Of old, the rapid hours

Refused to pause or loiter with me long;

But now they idly fill their hands with flowers,

And make no haste, but slowly stroll among

The summer blooms, not heeding³ my one song,

How can I wait?

How can I wait? The nights alone are kind;

They reach forth⁴ to a future day, and bring

Sweet dreams of you to people all my mind;

And time speeds by on light and airy wing.

I feast upon your face, I no more sing,

How can I wait?

How can I wait? The morning breaks the spell

A pitying night has flung upon my soul.

You are not near me, and I know full well

My heart has need of patience and control;

Before we meet, hours, days, and weeks must roll.

How can I wait?

How can I wait? Oh, love, how can I wait

Until the sunlight of your eyes shall shine

Upon my world that seems so desolate⁵?

Until your hand-clasp warms my blood like wine;

Until you come again, oh, love of mine,

How can I wait?

1 malicious   

adj.有恶意的，心怀恶意的

参考例句：

• You ought to kick back at such malicious slander. 你应当反击这种恶毒的污蔑。
• Their talk was slightly malicious.他们的谈话有点儿心怀不轨。

2 truant   

n.懒惰鬼，旷课者；adj.偷懒的，旷课的，游荡的；v.偷懒，旷课

参考例句：

• I found the truant throwing stones in the river.我发现那个逃课的学生在往河里扔石子。
• Children who play truant from school are unimaginative.逃学的孩子们都缺乏想像力。

3 heeding   

v.听某人的劝告，听从( heed的现在分词 )

参考例句：

• This come of heeding people who say one thing and mean another! 有些人嘴里一回事，心里又是一回事，今天这个下场都是听信了这种人的话的结果。 来自辞典例句
• Her dwarfish spouse still smoked his cigar and drank his rum without heeding her. 她那矮老公还在吸他的雪茄，喝他的蔗酒，睬也不睬她。 来自辞典例句

4 forth   

adv.向前；向外，往外

参考例句：

• The wind moved the trees gently back and forth.风吹得树轻轻地来回摇晃。
• He gave forth a series of works in rapid succession.他很快连续发表了一系列的作品。

5 desolate   

adj.荒凉的，荒芜的；孤独的，凄凉的；v.使荒芜，使孤寂

参考例句：

• The city was burned into a desolate waste.那座城市被烧成一片废墟。
• We all felt absolutely desolate when she left.她走后，我们都觉得万分孤寂。