Queen Maeve

时间：2007-04-29 08:25:36

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by Eloise Bruce

Dreaming within these walls all night，

we woke with both eyes open，

barely winking¹ at the morning light.

We shower and sing with the long-legged fly.

Queen Maeve keeps time in the attic²，

and the pig-keepers roar in the toy box below stairs.

Turn out the lamp whose fringe rhymes with orange.

Our words wait in sun-melted butter.

We'll eat our troubles with bubbling metaphor³，

punctuate⁴ the teapot with boiling time，

hang the wash out on the line.

Today， we'll scrub and paint the walls

using colors we don't yet recognize.

The key in the door shines.

Come in. The poem is just here. Come inside.

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1 winking
n.瞬眼，目语v.使眼色( wink的现在分词 )；递眼色（表示友好或高兴等）；（指光）闪烁；闪亮
参考例句：
Anyone can do it; it's as easy as winking. 这谁都办得到，简直易如反掌。来自《现代汉英综合大词典》 The stars were winking in the clear sky. 星星在明亮的天空中闪烁。来自《简明英汉词典》

2 attic
n.顶楼，屋顶室
参考例句：
Leakiness in the roof caused a damp attic.屋漏使顶楼潮湿。 What's to be done with all this stuff in the attic?顶楼上的材料怎么处理？

3 metaphor
n.隐喻，暗喻
参考例句：
Using metaphor,we say that computers have senses and a memory.打个比方，我们可以说计算机有感觉和记忆力。 In poetry the rose is often a metaphor for love.玫瑰在诗中通常作为爱的象征。

4 punctuate
vt.加标点于；不时打断
参考例句：
The pupils have not yet learned to punctuate correctly.小学生尚未学会正确使用标点符号。 Be sure to punctuate your sentences with the correct marks in the right places.一定要在你文章句子中的正确地方标上正确的标点符号。