wade

涉过

through black jade

黑玉似的水面。

Of the crow-blue mussel-shells, one keeps

一只鸦蓝色的蚌，不断

adjusting the ash heaps;

适应着灰堆；

opening and shutting itself like

张开又合拢，像

an

injured fan.

一把

The barnacles which encrust the side

受伤的扇子。

of the wave, cannot hide

藤壶镶嵌在波浪的

there for the submerged shafts of the

边缘，无法

sun,

隐藏起来。因为太阳的

split like spun

glass, move themselves with spotlight swiftness

光轴

into the crevices–

如同旋转的玻璃

in and out, illuminating

劈开水面，射进岩石的

the

缝隙——

turquoise sea

忽隐忽现，照亮了

of bodies. The water drives a wedge

of iron through the iron edge

青绿色的海水

of the cliff; whereupon the stars,

和浮动其间的

pink

躯体。水推动一根铁楔

rice-grains, ink-

穿透悬崖的

bespattered jelly-fish, crabs like green

铁壁，于是，这些海星，

lilies, and submarine

toadstools, slide each on the other.

粉色的

All

小鱼，墨汁似的

external

水母，绿百合似的

marks of abuse are present on this

螃蟹，以及海底的

defiant edifice–

伞菌，迅速滑过彼此的身体。

all the physical features of

ac-

所有

cident–lack

外部的伤痕

of cornice, dynamite grooves, burns, and

呈现于

hatchet strokes, these things stand

这傲慢的大厦——

out on it; the chasm-side is

所有意外事故

dead.

Repeated

刻划的

evidence has proved that it can live

身体特征——断裂的

on what can not revive

飞檐，炸开的沟槽，炙烤和

its youth. The sea grows old in it.

斧凿的痕迹，清晰地

显露着；悬崖边缘

是死亡。

证据

已反复证明，即使它的青春

不再。

它也能继续活下去。海在它里面变老。