There's no doubt winter is coming.  I see

毫无疑问，冬天已经来临。我看到

My London Fog jacket is made in China.

我的“伦敦雾”夹克是中国制造的。

The fall is like a bare writing desk.

秋天宛如一张无遮蔽的书桌

The ashtray outside my window

我窗外的烟灰缸

Has no leaves, and Ignatow is gone. . . .

没有落叶，伊格那托走了……

But my pen still moves freely

但我的笔还在这张纸上

On this paper.  And Vera, where is she?

自由地移动。还有薇拉，她在哪？

In a nursing home in Newtonville.

在牛顿威利的一个养老院里。

Lamplight shines on the floor boards.

灯光照亮了地板。

No response.  Can I read anything I want

没有反馈。我可以读一些我想读的

Now, how about Stalingrad?  Go ahead.

什么吗，比如斯大宁格勒？继续下去，

Those I am dear to me, those dear to me . . .

那些我感到亲切的，那些对我感到亲切的……

I can stand and let my palms sweep

我可以站着让我的手掌

Up over my stomach furnace-

将我胃中的火炉打扫干净——

You know, the pot-bellied stove

你知道，我是说道教所说的

The Taoists talk about.  And maybe

大腹便便的火炉。可能

A plume of energy does climb,

能量的烟流在上升，

As they say, up the spine.  The turtles

就像人们所说的，上升至脊柱。

On the Galapagos don't feel old.

加拉帕戈斯群岛上的海龟

They breathe only once a minute.

不感觉到老。

它们一分钟只呼吸一次。