留下来，我

Stay, I said

对瓶中花说。

to the cut flowers.

它们鞠躬，

They bowed

头更低了。

their heads lower.

留下来，我对蜘蛛说，

Stay, I said to the spider,

蜘蛛逃走。

who fled.

留下来，叶子。

Stay, leaf.

它变红，

It reddened,

为我和它自己感到难为情。

embarrassed for me and itself.

留下来，我对我的身体说。

Stay, I said to my body.

它像一只狗那样坐着，

It sat as a dog does,

顺从片刻，

obedient for a moment,

又立即开始发抖。

soon starting to tremble.

留下来，大地，

Stay, to the earth

那山谷河边的草地，

of riverine valley meadows,

镶嵌化石的崖坡，

of fossiled escarpments,

石灰岩和砂岩。

of limestone and sandstone.

它们回望向我

It looked back

变幻着表情，保持沉默。

with a changing expression, in silence.

留下来，我对我的爱说。

Stay, I said to my loves.

每一个都回答，

Each answered,

永远。

Always.