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Fringe Tree

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Fringe Tree

James Davis May

-- Or Old Man's Beard.

That the names we give recall the thing

is what we want. And yet, both names are boring

when compared to the way it shimmers¹ there

like a firework that somehow doesn't fall,

or the way it will fall eventually

from itself, swirling² its gauzy pollen

in the wind above the lawn

where the children next door run outside in late April,

swearing to their mother that it's snowing.

And even after they know they're wrong,

they squeal³, insisting their mistake

is something to dance through, something

to repeat and repeat again -- not hoping

to make it right, just enjoying what it is

and what it looks like the more they say so.

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1 shimmers
n.闪闪发光，发微光( shimmer的名词复数 )v.闪闪发光，发微光( shimmer的第三人称单数 )
参考例句：
The hot pavement sent up shimmers. 晒热的道路浮起热气晃动的景象。来自辞典例句 Sunlight shimmers on the waters of the bay. 阳光在海湾的水面上闪烁。来自辞典例句

2 swirling
v.旋转，打旋( swirl的现在分词 )
参考例句：
Snowflakes were swirling in the air. 天空飘洒着雪花。来自《现代汉英综合大词典》 She smiled, swirling the wine in her glass. 她微笑着，旋动着杯子里的葡萄酒。来自辞典例句

3 squeal
v.发出长而尖的声音；n.长而尖的声音
参考例句：
The children gave a squeal of fright.孩子们发出惊吓的尖叫声。 There was a squeal of brakes as the car suddenly stopped.小汽车突然停下来时，车闸发出尖叫声。