Any Morning

Just lying on the couch and being happy.
Only humming a little, the quiet sound in the head.
Trouble is busy elsewhere at the moment, it has
so much to do in the world.

People who might judge are mostly asleep; they can't
monitor you all the time, and sometimes they forget.
When dawn flows over the hedge you can
get up and act busy.

Little corners like this, pieces of Heaven
left lying around, can be picked up and saved.
People wont even see that you have them,
they are so light and easy to hide.

Later in the day you can act like the others.
You can shake your head. You can frown.

~ William Stafford ~

任何一个早晨

躺在沙发上，心情愉快。

哼哼小曲，脑子里有一个轻微的声音。

麻烦的是，此刻，别的地方都在忙碌，世界上

有这么多的事要做。

指指点点的人大多还没有醒来，他们

不可能一直盯着你，有时他们会把你忘记。

当黎明的阳光流过树篱，你可以起床，

让自己忙碌起来。

像这样的片刻，天堂的碎片

就在你身边，你可以将它们捡起来，并且收藏。

人们甚至不会注意，你已把它们藏起，

它们那么轻，藏起来很容易。

在一天随后的时间里，你可以和别人一样做事。

你可以摇头。你可以皱眉。