Fringe Tree
James Davis May
-- Or Old Man's Beard.
That the names we give recall the thing
is what we want. And yet, both names are boring
when compared to the way it shimmers1 there
like a firework that somehow doesn't fall,
or the way it will fall eventually
from itself, swirling2 its gauzy pollen
in the wind above the lawn
where the children next door run outside in late April,
swearing to their mother that it's snowing.
And even after they know they're wrong,
they squeal3, insisting their mistake
is something to dance through, something
to repeat and repeat again -- not hoping
to make it right, just enjoying what it is
and what it looks like the more they say so.
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1 shimmers
n.閃閃發(fā)光，發(fā)微光( shimmer的名詞復(fù)數(shù) )v.閃閃發(fā)光，發(fā)微光( shimmer的第三人稱單數(shù) )
參考例句：
The hot pavement sent up shimmers. 曬熱的道路浮起熱氣晃動(dòng)的景象。 來(lái)自辭典例句 Sunlight shimmers on the waters of the bay. 陽(yáng)光在海灣的水面上閃爍。 來(lái)自辭典例句
2 swirling
v.旋轉(zhuǎn)，打旋( swirl的現(xiàn)在分詞 )
參考例句：
Snowflakes were swirling in the air. 天空飄灑著雪花。 來(lái)自《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》 She smiled, swirling the wine in her glass. 她微笑著，旋動(dòng)著杯子里的葡萄酒。 來(lái)自辭典例句
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3 squeal
v.發(fā)出長(zhǎng)而尖的聲音；n.長(zhǎng)而尖的聲音
參考例句：
The children gave a squeal of fright.孩子們發(fā)出驚嚇的尖叫聲。 There was a squeal of brakes as the car suddenly stopped.小汽車突然停下來(lái)時(shí)，車閘發(fā)出尖叫聲。
《Fringe Tree》添加時(shí)間：2024-12-14；更新時(shí)間：2025-03-09
