A Noiseless Patient Spider
Walt Whitman
A NOISELESS, patient spider,

I mark'd, where, on a little promontory, it stood, isolated;

Mark'd how, to explore the vacant, vast surrounding,

It launch'd forth filament, filament, filament, out of itself;

Ever unreeling them--ever tirelessly speeding them.

And you, O my Soul, where you stand,

Surrounded, surrounded, in measureless oceans of space,

Ceaselessly musing, venturing, throwing,--seeking the spheres, to connect them;

Till the bridge you will need, be form'd--till the ductile anchor hold;

Till the gossamer thread you fling, catch somewhere, O my Soul. 10

一只沉默而耐心的蜘蛛
沃尔特·惠特曼

一只沉默而耐心的蜘蛛，

我注意它孤立地站在小小的海岬上.

注意它怎样勘测周围的茫茫空虚，

它射出了丝，丝，丝，从它自己之小，

不断地从纱绽放丝，不倦地加快速率。

而你——我的心灵啊，你站在何处，

被包围被孤立在无限空间的海洋里，

不停地沉思、探险、投射、寻求可以连结的地方，

直到架起你需要的桥，直到下定你韧性的锚，

直到你抛出的游丝抓住了某处，我的心灵啊!

飞　白译