2023-03-05 National Absinthe Day

【In the Carolinas (1917)】

Wallace Stevens (1879—1955)

        The lilacs wither in the Carolinas.

        Already the butterflies flutter above the cabins.

        Already the new-born children interpret love

        In the voices of mothers.

        Timeless mothers,

        How is it that your aspic nipples

        For once vent honey?

        The pine-tree sweetens my body.

        The white iris beautifies me.

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【《自由之地》(1917)】

异乡人·史蒂文斯(1879生—1955卒)

【红霞译】

            自由之地的丁香枯萎凋零。

            蝴蝶却已在小木屋的上空翩然起舞。

            新生儿无不感悟慈爱

            伴著母亲的心声。

            永恒的母亲啊，

            你那蝰蛇状乳头竟然

            破天荒吐出蜜汁？

            松树香甜我的肉体。

            白鸢尾花让我变得美丽。

【注】在费城郊外住久的乡下人早已变得依然故我，对城里的日新月异气定神闲，但2023费城花展毕竟是过去三年新冠疫情停办后第一次华丽回归，于是我们毫无迟疑地跟着激情投身到这个号称全美规模最大、持续时间最久的园艺盛会之中。

Today in History(历史上的今天):

2023: Only One Mother the Wide World Over(母爱当珍惜)

2022: Reading, Pretzel Capital on Earth(宾州红人市—世界椒盐卷饼之都)

2017: Grandma's 80th BD @ Golden City(金城酒家庆外婆八十岁生日)

2012: 新论大智若愚(Still Water Runs Deep)

2011: 生日聚会后续─自选礼物(Gift Selection)

SEPTA toward Philadelphia @ Ambler Train Station

(宾州东南地区交通局漫步者城火车站·开往费城方向 03-05-2023)

Ambler Boiler House (1897) Served as an Asbestos Plant for the Keasbey & Mattison Co until Ravaged by the Great Depression

(建于1897年并大萧条所蹂躏的魅力与恩赐石棉厂·现为漫步者城锅炉房公寓 03-05-2023)

Jefferson SEPTA Station (上帝保佑之子站 03-05-2023)

Chinatown Friendship Arch, Philadelphia

(费城·中国城友谊拱门 03-05-2023)

Reading Terminal Market @ N 12^th St

(北12街·红人终点站市场 03-05-2023)

Reading Terminal Market (红人终点站市场 03-05-2023)

Garden Entrance (花园入口处 03-05-2023)

A Canopy of Florals (花朵树冠)

Tropical Fauna (热带植物群 03-05-2023)

Prairie Wind (草原之风 03-05-2023)

Garden Electric (花园激情 03-05-2023)

Tunnel of Flowers (花道 03-05-2023)

Chandelier (枝形吊灯 03-05-2023)

Monster Puppet (怪物木偶 03-05-2023)

Florid Electron (绚丽的激情载体 03-05-2023)

Garden of Freedom (自由花园)

Immersed Flower, Color, & Design

(花卉、色彩与设计融为一体)

Craspedia (金槌花 03-05-2023)

Protea (南非帝王花 03-05-2023)

Life-Sized Blooms (真人大小的花朵)

Cerebral Garden (大脑皮层花园)

Mama's Hat (妈妈的帽子 03-05-2023)

A Wall of Blooms (花墙 03-05-2023)

United Thru Our Pour (精诚合作 03-05-2023)

United Thru Our Pour (精诚合作 03-05-2023)

Studio Exotica in Uncommon Plants from Aroids to Orchids

(利用诸如天南星、兰花等罕见花卉搭建的珍奇工作室 03-05-2023)

Crosslinks(相关博文):

2022: Ambler—World Asbestos Capital in PA(宾州漫步者城·世界石棉之都)

USA(出游美国)