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To the Reader: Polaroids

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by Chase Twichell

Who are you， austere¹ little cloud

drawn² to this page， this sky in the dream

I'm having of meeting you here？

There should be a word that means "tiny sky."

Probably there is， in Japanese.

A verbal Polaroid of a Polaroid.

But you're the sky， not a cloud.

I'm the cloud. I gather and dissipate，

but you are always here.

Leave a message for me if you can.

Break a twig³ on the lilac， or toss

a few dried petals⁴ on the hood⁵ of my car.

May neither of us forsake⁶ the other.

The cloud persists in the darkness，

but the darkness does not persist.

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1 austere
adj.艰苦的；朴素的，朴实无华的；严峻的
参考例句：
His way of life is rather austere.他的生活方式相当简朴。 The room was furnished in austere style.这间屋子的陈设都很简单朴素。

2 drawn
v.拖，拉，拔出；adj.憔悴的，紧张的
参考例句：
All the characters in the story are drawn from life.故事中的所有人物都取材于生活。 Her gaze was drawn irresistibly to the scene outside.她的目光禁不住被外面的风景所吸引。

3 twig
n.小树枝，嫩枝；v.理解
参考例句：
He heard the sharp crack of a twig.他听到树枝清脆的断裂声。 The sharp sound of a twig snapping scared the badger away.细枝突然折断的刺耳声把獾惊跑了。

4 petals
n.花瓣( petal的名词复数 )
参考例句：
white petals tinged with blue 略带蓝色的白花瓣 The petals of many flowers expand in the sunshine. 许多花瓣在阳光下开放。来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

5 hood
n.头巾，兜帽，覆盖；v.罩上，以头巾覆盖
参考例句：
She is wearing a red cloak with a hood.她穿着一件红色带兜帽的披风。 The car hood was dented in.汽车的发动机罩已凹了进去。

6 forsake
vt.遗弃，抛弃；舍弃，放弃
参考例句：
She pleaded with her husband not to forsake her.她恳求丈夫不要抛弃她。 You must forsake your bad habits.你必须革除你的坏习惯。