康明斯：maggie and milly and molly and may 


Joaquín Sorolla 畫作

maggie and milly and molly and may 

美琪、米麗、莫莉和梅

went down to the beach (to play one day) 

跑到海邊去 (玩了一天)



and maggie discovered a shell that sang 

美琪發現一個歌聲美妙的貝殼

so sweetly she couldn't remember her troubles,and

讓她一切煩惱都不復記得，



milly befriended a stranded star

米麗結識了一顆落單的星子

whose rays five languid fingers were;

它的光芒是五根疲軟的手指；



and molly was chased by a horrible thing 

莫莉被一個可怕的壞東西追著跑

which raced sideways while blowing bubbles:and

它橫著奔走，還猛吐泡泡：



may came home with a smooth round stone 

梅撿了一顆平滑的圓石回家

as small as a world and as large as alone.

它和世界一樣小，和單獨一樣大。



For whatever we lose(like a you or a me) 

因為我們的任何失去 (比如一個我或一個你)

it's always ourselves we find in the sea

都是我們在海裡尋獲的自己



(Mary May 譯）