Before the Fall
Rachel Mcalpine (雷切尔.麦卡尔平)
After the bath with ragged towels
my Dad
would dry us very carefully：
six little wriggly girls，
each with foamy pigtails，
two rainy legs，
the invisible back we couldn"t reach，
a small wet heart，
and toes， ten each.
He dried us all
the way he gave the parish
Morning Prayer：
as if it was important，
as if God was fair，
as if it was really simple
if you would just be still
and bare.
瀑前
译者 / 任荣珍
浴后用破毛巾
我的爹
会十分仔细，将我们擦干；
六个扭着身子的小姑娘。
每人有几条泡沫似的小发辫，
两条如雨淋的腿，
自己够不着也看不见的背，
一颗潮湿的小心肺，
还有脚趾，每人十个。
他把我们都擦干
那架势就像给教区
做晨祷：
似乎挺重要，
似乎上帝公正无私，
似乎确实简单，
只要你赤裸着
不动弹。
