Very quietly I take my leave 9 \, e5 B2 T4 h/ s m" q% X( QAs quietly as I came here; 7 e! G2 L2 B! Q4 X; zQuietly I wave good-bye ' [2 M+ w6 l1 ]7 [8 cTo the rosy clouds in the western sky. % g9 g6 M% w$ z6 N* x 1 M% u* E! g- h" ]The golden willows by the riverside % O6 s1 e# M# c# Q% ]5 ~9 B& _
Are young brides in the setting sun; 0 H4 A5 ? @2 K0 {3 u7 {/ zTheir reflections on the shimmering waves 2 }1 G$ W) i8 r- m$ t4 d5 ^1 r+ i2 xAlways linger in the depth of my heart. ) o( R0 H3 c6 s4 q: s , \1 `) C+ B9 l q) A* NThe floating heart growing in the sludge # Y. ^* _8 l' I' i7 Y, uSways leisurely under the water; ) H5 G! u" \# k3 J. g
In the gentle waves of Cambridge + U, X+ [! O ]5 O" u) A( w$ [
I would be a water plant! 4 g4 G2 T4 R/ B3 E2 u( y7 M! _1 m J: h7 _
That pool under the shade of elm trees & f y6 {2 G0 R. }& q9 J% E. jHolds not water but the rainbow from the sky; " H. P! @9 y0 W* L
Shattered to pieces among the duckweeds ( U# @6 z1 \# X- E3 u: O% O4 O
Is the sediment of a rainbow-like dream? , D* i6 N: l* N; F
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To seek a dream? Just to pole a boat upstream , |& ~# b g5 UTo where the green grass is more verdant; 5 b& r2 j2 P) U' ~) H" f$ ?$ O9 `
Or to have the boat fully loaded with starlight % a# j7 {+ O: GAnd sing aloud in the splendor of starlight. ' r V" s5 j2 N' B+ ^5 C, ^3 X
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But I cannot sing aloud ' _- c+ H* S* D& J! yQuietness is my farewell music; ( D9 l" q# y2 F1 S8 e+ TEven summer insects heap silence for me , s T5 @0 u* p+ P9 N
Silent is Cambridge tonight! ) R8 x6 y* K. q/ L! L% [2 q
( Y k8 [$ B9 y3 XVery quietly I take my leave " d; ?0 C6 S/ u' f+ Z
As quietly as I came here; ! L [5 Q! g3 U0 {
Gently I flick my sleeves 3 L( ~4 ?; Q! z, N# V$ b2 v
Not even a wisp of cloud will I bring away