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Icarian

Amy McCann

Gulls¹ puncture² the blue between

kites: translucent³（透明的）, cross-boned,

cellophane（玻璃纸） animals leashed

to each child's wrist.

Some unusual flyers: octopus（章鱼）,

brontosaur（雷龙）. A man taking Polaroids

alternates between his stumbling

toddler and a sea star

suckling basalt（玄武岩）. The water endless

tics, trinkets of light. I soothe⁴（安慰，缓和） my palm

over sand, trying to erase

any evidence of our being

terrestrial. Matted feathers

barb the surface, nib⁵ my palm.

O cosseter, O caravel! I am fast

bound for far shores, already failing

to find the desired—anise,

apricots impossible in this soil.

As always, I'll spend tonight chastely

kissing our limitations, bunked

beside you, a board braced⁶ between

our radiant（光芒四射的） groins, my affection

folding into itself, into something

engineered to be unlikely

yet airborne—diamonds of tissue,

tape, and string, delicate

harness for the invisible,

variable currents. Beautiful

impediment. Everything given,

one way or another, a working wing.

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1 gulls
n.鸥( gull的名词复数 )v.欺骗某人( gull的第三人称单数 )
参考例句：
A flock of sea gulls are hovering over the deck. 一群海鸥在甲板上空飞翔。来自《现代汉英综合大词典》 The gulls which haunted the outlying rocks in a prodigious number. 数不清的海鸥在遥远的岩石上栖息。来自辞典例句

2 puncture
n.刺孔，穿孔；v.刺穿，刺破
参考例句：
Failure did not puncture my confidence.失败并没有挫伤我的信心。 My bicycle had a puncture and needed patching up.我的自行车胎扎了个洞，需要修补。

3 translucent
adj.半透明的；透明的
参考例句：
The building is roofed entirely with translucent corrugated plastic.这座建筑完全用半透明瓦楞塑料封顶。 A small difference between them will render the composite translucent.微小的差别,也会使复合材料变成半透明。

4 soothe
v.安慰；使平静；使减轻；缓和；奉承
参考例句：
I've managed to soothe him down a bit.我想方设法使他平静了一点。 This medicine should soothe your sore throat.这种药会减轻你的喉痛。

5 nib
n.钢笔尖；尖头
参考例句：
The sharp nib scratched through the paper.钢笔尖把纸戳穿了。 I want to buy a pen with a gold nib.我要金笔。

6 braced
adj.拉牢的v.支住( brace的过去式和过去分词 )；撑牢；使自己站稳；振作起来
参考例句：
They braced up the old house with balks of timber. 他们用梁木加固旧房子。来自《简明英汉词典》 The house has a wooden frame which is braced with brick. 这幢房子是木结构的砖瓦房。来自《简明英汉词典》