在这里，我们

Here we have thirst

起初口渴，但有耐心，

And patience, from the first,

而艺术，犹如波浪涌起，让我们看见

And art, as in a wave held up for us to see

它精粹的对角线；

In its essential perpendicularity;

并非易碎，而

Not brittle but

是强烈——这光谱，这

Intense－the spectrum, that

壮观而灵巧的动物，这鱼，

Spectacular and nimble animal the fish,

鳞片上的光芒，挡开了太阳的光剑。

Whose scales turn aside the sun’s sword with their polish.