Sosweet，thesespigthem！Thou
ForwhosepaththeAtlantic’slevelpowers
&hemselvesintochasms，whilefarbelow
Thesea-bloomsandtheoozyear
Thesaplessfoliageoftheoow
Thyvoidsuddenlygrowgray>
Andtrembleahemselves：oh，hear！
IV
IfIwereadeadleafthoumightestbear；
IfIwereaswiftcloudtoflywiththee；
Aahypower，andshare
Theimpulseth，onlylessfree
Thanthou，Ountrollable！Ifeven
Iwereasinmyboyhood，andcouldbe
TheradeofthywanderingsoverHeaven，
Asthestripthyskieyspeed
Scarceseemedavision；Iwouldriven
Asthuswiththeeinprayerinmysoreneed。
Oh，liftmeasawave，aleaf，acloud！
Ifallupohornsoflife！Ibleed！
Aheavyweightofhourshasdbowed
&oolikethee：tameless，andsroud。
&hylyre，eveis：
Whatifmyleavesarefallisown！
&ofthymightyharmonies
Willtakefrombothadeep，autumnaltone，
&houghihou，Spiritfierce，
Myspirit！Bethoume，impetuousone！
Drivemydeadthoughtsovertheuniverse
&heredleavestoquiewbirth！
Aionofthisverse，
Scatter，asfromaih
Ashesandsparks，mywmankind！
&hroughmylipstouh
&ofaprophed，
IfWinteres，gbefarbehind？
作品赏析
诗人感情真挚的颂歌展现了秋季的风采，它不仅可以如暴风雨般横扫大地，打落黄叶，同时也可以成为孕育新生命的温床。而后，诗人又将自己比作一片落叶、一抹飘云、一朵浪花，渴望随秋风而飘动，却又因看到生活的凶险而倍感绝望。诗的最后一句：“如果冬天来了，春天还会远吗？”成为脍炙人口的名句，被无数人传诵！