Very quietly I take my leave # T8 _. C8 Z6 u( w
As quietly as I came here; ; O X2 B. w, X% S: K8 @
Quietly I wave good-bye ' b# P9 Z7 D$ O' [
To the rosy clouds in the western sky. * ]1 w3 n) e2 e
0 v5 _/ k& ^0 X6 MThe golden willows by the riverside " l9 E5 I8 g6 g2 Q5 p/ T
Are young brides in the setting sun; ! Z$ t. K# [- a6 G9 c* Q* hTheir reflections on the shimmering waves ( @7 r9 S7 [+ e& e7 hAlways linger in the depth of my heart. - |4 ], o) h/ {4 l; b2 D8 h! Q- h+ m, m, D( R- y
The floating heart growing in the sludge 6 Q0 j: R5 u5 a" ]- B8 LSways leisurely under the water; . a' o5 H5 E& [! f# O0 C
In the gentle waves of Cambridge 3 E4 C' a/ E) W8 fI would be a water plant! # N! i/ J' O+ d: S5 n" j8 l% ]! ?& d8 O
That pool under the shade of elm trees * ~9 c8 z+ K! VHolds not water but the rainbow from the sky; - r8 `: z1 W, y# IShattered to pieces among the duckweeds . @3 {5 n$ f% }2 WIs the sediment of a rainbow-like dream? 8 R; m8 o: k# Q0 h6 @1 [) S3 d4 ~; Z5 O
To seek a dream? Just to pole a boat upstream - ~" n( |1 \$ t, S* I
To where the green grass is more verdant; # s% D6 d( Y/ \5 q7 K7 b# {Or to have the boat fully loaded with starlight * H4 {2 `. v6 S$ A1 {( u( ^) l: IAnd sing aloud in the splendor of starlight. 6 c7 l' u% B4 p, M. U! ` E
k3 {2 c( g3 X" `* Q7 ZBut I cannot sing aloud 7 K' V7 H( S# K1 `8 o
Quietness is my farewell music;) }* D& S8 n9 v: _! P" u( T; w
Even summer insects heap silence for me R0 }5 W5 h) C% Y8 q: JSilent is Cambridge tonight! 4 ~! x% D4 ?" h' v, ~; j0 I
: V" H( d0 |6 q0 B1 ]
Very quietly I take my leave : i; V3 V& W& X/ f3 K0 pAs quietly as I came here; 5 g5 h; L2 B. C) kGently I flick my sleeves ' K; r! Z m4 L9 a$ I8 q; j3 P. k
Not even a wisp of cloud will I bring away