长篇经典英文诗歌朗诵适合朗诵的英文诗歌
CharlotteBrontëinLeedsPointbyStephenDunn
Fromherwindowmarshlandstretchedformiles.
Ifnotforegretsandgulls,itremindedherofthemoorsbehindtheparsonage,howthefogoftenhoveredanddescendedasifshelteringsomesweetcompulsiontheagewasnotreadytosee.OncleardaysthejaggedskylineofAtlanticCitywasvisible——AtlanticCity,whereallcompulsionshadahome.
"Everything'stooeasynow,"shesaidtoherneighbor,"nothingresisted,nothinggained."Once,ateighteen,shedreamedofLondon'sproudsalonsglowingwithbrilliantfiresanddazzlingchandeliers.Alreadyherownperson——passionate,assertive——soonshe'dcreateagovernessinsistentonrightsequaltothoseaboveherrank."Thedangerouspictureofanaturalheart,"oneoffendedcriticcarped.She'dfailed,hesaid,toletreligionreignoverthepassionsand,worse,shewasawoman.Nowshewasamazedatwhatwomenhad,doublyamazedatwhattheydidn't.
Butshehadn'tcomebacktocomplainorhaunt.
Herhouseonthebaywasmodest,adequate.ThePresentWriterbyConerO'Callaghan
answersquestionsvaguely,asiffromdistance,careslessforthedribsanddrabsofhislibido;getsmoredroll,lachrymose,implicitwithage;hasbackedfromtheroom,theturntablemovingandarefillpadlyingopenatthepage
with'swansong'and'glockenspiel'writtenonit;makescollectcallsfrompayphones,lostforwords;hasbeenknowntosleepintherearseatonthehardshoulder,thehazardsticking;isgiventosuddenfloodsofhope;stilldreamsofswimmingpools,insepia;cantakeorleavealifeinshadow;willwhoopoutoftheblue
andsurfaceonthelanding,forkandspooninhand,adriftofwhatthedonethingwas;doodlesbutterfliesontheenvelopesofunreadletters;travelshappiesttowardsdaylightandfanciespigeons;getsakick
inhabitingthethirdperson,asiftalkingacrosshimselforforeverclappinghisownexitsfromthewings.ThePotatobyJosephStroud
ThreedaysintothejourneyIlosttheIncaTrail
andscrambledaroundtheAndesinagrowingpanic
whenonahillsidebelowsnowlineImetafarmerwhopointedtheway——MachuPicchuallá,hesaid.HeknewwhereIwantedtogo.FrommypackIpulledoutanorange.ItseemedtocatchfireinthathighblueAndeansky.Igaveittohim.
Hehadbeendigginginagarden,turningupclumpsofearth,someodd,misshapennuggets,somepotatoes.Hehandedmeone,
apotatothesizeoftheorangelookingasifithadbeeninthegroundahundredyears,
apotatoIcarriedwithmeuntilatlastIstoodgazingdownontheUrubambavalley,
peaksrisingoutofthejungleintoclouds,andthereamongthemistswastheTempleoftheSunandtheLostCityoftheIncas.
Lookingbacknow,alltheseyearslater,whatIremembermost,whatmatterstomemost,
wasthatfarmer,aloneonhishillside,whogavemeapotato,
apotatowithitspeasantface,itslumpsandlunarcraters,
apotatothatfitperfectlyinmyhand,apotatothatconsoledmeasIwalked,toldmenottofear,