When you are old and gray and full of sleep
And nodding by the fire, take down this book,
And slowly read, and dream of the soft look
Your eyes had once, and of their shadows deep；
How many loved your moments of glad grace,
And loved your beauty with love false or true；
But one man loved the pilgrim soul in you,
And loved the sorrows of your changing face;
And bending down beside the glowing bars,
Murmur, a little sadly, how love fled
And paced upon the mountains overhead,
And hid his face amid a crowd of stars.
當妳老了 （葉芝）
當妳老了，白發蒼蒼，睡思昏沈，
在爐火旁打盹，請取下這部詩歌，
慢慢讀，回想妳過去眼神的柔和
回想它們過去的濃重的陰影；
多少人愛妳年輕歡暢的時候
出於假意或真心地愛慕妳的美貌，
只有壹個人愛妳那朝聖者的靈魂，
愛妳老去的容顏的痛苦的皺紋。
躬身在紅光閃耀的爐火旁，
淒然地低語，愛為何消逝，
在頭頂的山上，它緩緩踱著步子，
將臉隱沒在群星之中。
第二首
A Special World
A special world for you and me
A special bond one cannot see
It wraps us up in its cocoon
And holds us fiercely in its womb.
Its fingers spread like fine spun gold
Gently nestling us to the fold
Like silken thread it holds us fast
Bonds like this are meant to last.
And though at times a thread may break
A new one forms in its wake
To bind us closer and keep us strong
In a special world, where we belong.
- Sheelagh Lennon -
第三首
Love Is ...
Love is the greatest feeling,
Love is like a play,
Love is what I feel for you,
Each and every day,
Love is like a smile,
Love is like a song,
Love is a great emotion,
That keeps us going strong,
I love you with my heart,
My body and my soul,
I love the way I keep loving,
Like a love I can't control,
So remember when your eyes meet mine,
I love you with all my heart,
And I have poured my entire soul into you,
Right from the very start.
- Meghan -