Meeting at night

Robert Browning

the gray sea and the long black land;

and the yellow half-moon large and low;

and the startled little waves that leap

in fiery ringlets from their sleep,

as i gain the cove with pushing prow,

and quench its speed i’ the slushy sand.

then a mile of warm sea-scented beach;

three fields to cross till a farm appears;

a tap at the pane, the quick sharp scratch

and blue spurt of a lighted match,

and a voice less loud, thro’its joys and fears,

than the two hearts beating each to each!

深夜幽会

灰莽的海，黑长的岸；

金色的半月大而低；

微波从沉睡中惊起，

火一般地翻腾起阵阵涟漪，

当我驾船迅速驶向海湾，

船却戛然扎进泥潭。

而后是一英里海香暖人的沙滩；

穿过三块田地才见一个农场；

轻轻叩响窗棂，

一个尖锐的打火声，

火柴迅速燃起，

蓝光明净而耀眼，

似惊似喜，口中搅动着

声响不高的话语。

两颗跳动的心紧紧相融。