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A History of Mourning

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A History of Mourning

Robert Bly

It's odd that evening is so speckled（点缀） with grief.

Birds start singing when the branch reddens.

But we write our poems when the sun goes down.

Our ancestors knew how to cry at death; but they

Had enough to do finding big stones to cover

The dead, and begetting¹ new souls to replace them.

We slept on the limestone²（石灰岩） plains, and woke

Night after night, tracing the route the dead take

Through holes in limestone and on into the stars.

Some hands outlined with blown powder

On the walls of the cave have missing fingers.

We drew maps of the night sky in the dust.

How slowly it all went! One day a woman wept

When she saw a bone reddened with ochre.

A thousand years later, we put a bead³ in a grave.

Some graves stand among woods. We still don't

Understand why a pine coffin⁴ is so beautiful.

We are still brooding over why the sun rises.

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1 begetting
v.为…之生父( beget的现在分词 )；产生，引起
参考例句：
It was widely believed that James' early dissipations had left him incapable of begetting a son. 人们普通认为，詹姆士早年生活放荡，致使他不能生育子嗣。来自辞典例句 That best form became the next parent, begetting other mutations. 那个最佳形态成为下一个父代，带来其他变异。来自互联网

2 limestone
n.石灰石
参考例句：
Limestone is often used in building construction.石灰岩常用于建筑。 Cement is made from limestone.水泥是由石灰石制成的。

3 bead
n.念珠；(pl.)珠子项链；水珠
参考例句：
She accidentally swallowed a glass bead.她不小心吞下了一颗玻璃珠。 She has a beautiful glass bead and a bracelet in the box.盒子里有一颗美丽的玻璃珠和手镯。

4 coffin
n.棺材，灵柩
参考例句：
When one's coffin is covered,all discussion about him can be settled.盖棺论定。 The coffin was placed in the grave.那口棺材已安放到坟墓里去了。