All night

整夜

I float

我漂浮

in the shallow ponds

在浅水池塘

while the moon wanders

而月亮四处漫步

burning,

明亮刺眼，

bone white,

白色的骨头

among the milky stems.

在牛奶似的茎干中。

Once

有一次

I saw her hand reach

我看见她伸出手

to touch the muskrat’s

抚摸麝鼠

small sleek head

小巧光滑的头

and it was lovely, oh,

它真可爱，哦，

I don’t want to argue anymore

我不想再去争论

about all the things

这些事情

I thought I could not

我想我不能

live without! Soon

一无所有地生活！很快

the muskrat

麝鼠

will glide with another

将和另一只麝鼠

into their castle

一起溜进它们野草的

of weeds, morning

城堡，早晨

will rise from the east

从东边起来

tangled and brazen,

衣衫蓬乱，大大咧咧的，

and before that

站在

difficult

那难以对付的

and beautiful

美丽的

hurricane of light

光的飓风面前

I want to flow out

我想从

across the mother

所有水域的

of all waters,

源头流出，

I want to lose myself

我想在黑暗

on the black

柔滑的水流中

and silky currents,

迷失自己，

yawning,

张着嘴，

gathering

聚拢

the tall lilies

睡眠的

of sleep.

高大百合。