美国诗人和民权活动家玛雅·安杰卢(Maya Angelou)在她的朋友和作家/激进主义者詹姆斯·鲍德温(James Baldwin)去世后,于1987年写道“当大树木倒下”。安杰卢在鲍德温的葬礼上读的这首诗将“伟大”人的死亡与落在森林中的“大树木”进行了比较。就像那些巨大的树木动摇地球并使动物混乱和恐惧使动物蹲下一样,伟大的人的丧失也会在世界范围内发送冲击。然而,最终,人们的悲伤和绝望让位于令人振奋的知识,即世界是一个更好的地方,因为这些“伟大的灵魂”曾经经过它。在安吉卢(Angelou)1990年的诗集中收集了“大树秋天”时,我不会被感动。
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2rocks on distant hills shudder,
3lions hunker down
4in tall grasses,
5and even elephants
6lumber after safety.
7When great trees fall
8in forests,
9small things recoil into silence,
10their senses
11eroded beyond fear.
12When great souls die,
13the air around us becomes
14light, rare, sterile.
15We breathe, briefly.
16Our eyes, briefly,
17see with
18a hurtful clarity.
19Our memory, suddenly sharpened,
20examines,
21gnaws on kind words
22unsaid,
23promised walks
24never taken.
25Great souls die and
26our reality, bound to
27them, takes leave of us.
28Our souls,
29dependent upon their
30nurture,
31now shrink, wizened.
32Our minds, formed
33and informed by their
34radiance, fall away.
35We are not so much maddened
36as reduced to the unutterable ignorance of
37dark, cold
38caves.
39And when great souls die,
40after a period peace blooms,
41slowly and always
42irregularly. Spaces fill
43with a kind of
44soothing electric vibration.
45Our senses, restored, never
46to be the same, whisper to us.
47They existed. They existed.
48We can be. Be and be
49better. For they existed.
" data-highlight-when-focused="false" data-toggle-drawer>2rocks on distant hills shudder,
3lions hunker down
4in tall grasses,
5and even elephants
6lumber after safety.
7When great trees fall
8in forests,
9small things recoil into silence,
10their senses
11eroded beyond fear.
12When great souls die,
13the air around us becomes
14light, rare, sterile.
15We breathe, briefly.
16Our eyes, briefly,
17see with
18a hurtful clarity.
19Our memory, suddenly sharpened,
20examines,
21gnaws on kind words
22unsaid,
23promised walks
24never taken.
25Great souls die and
26our reality, bound to
27them, takes leave of us.
28Our souls,
29dependent upon their
30nurture,
31now shrink, wizened.
32Our minds, formed
33and informed by their
34radiance, fall away.
35We are not so much maddened
36as reduced to the unutterable ignorance of
37dark, cold
38caves.
39And when great souls die,
40after a period peace blooms,
41slowly and always
42irregularly. Spaces fill
43with a kind of
44soothing electric vibration.
45Our senses, restored, never
46to be the same, whisper to us.
47They existed. They existed.
48We can be. Be and be
49better. For they existed.
" data-highlight-when-focused="false" data-modal-title="Theme" data-position="1" data-title="Loss, Grief, and Acceptance">2rocks on distant hills shudder,
3lions hunker down
4in tall grasses,
5and even elephants
6lumber after safety.
7When great trees fall
8in forests,
9small things recoil into silence,
10their senses
11eroded beyond fear.
12When great souls die,
13the air around us becomes
14light, rare, sterile.
15We breathe, briefly.
16Our eyes, briefly,
17see with
18a hurtful clarity.
19Our memory, suddenly sharpened,
20examines,
21gnaws on kind words
22unsaid,
23promised walks
24never taken.
25Great souls die and
26our reality, bound to
27them, takes leave of us.
28Our souls,
29dependent upon their
30nurture,
31now shrink, wizened.
32Our minds, formed
33and informed by their
34radiance, fall away.
35We are not so much maddened
36as reduced to the unutterable ignorance of
37dark, cold
38caves.
39And when great souls die,
40after a period peace blooms,
41slowly and always
42irregularly. Spaces fill
43with a kind of
44soothing electric vibration.
45Our senses, restored, never
46to be the same, whisper to us.
47They existed. They existed.
48We can be. Be and be
49better. For they existed.
" data-highlight-when-focused="false" data-modal-title="Theme" data-position="2" data-title="Individual Greatness and Cultural Change">2rocks on distant hills shudder,
3lions hunker down
4in tall grasses,
5and even elephants
6lumber after safety.
7When great trees fall
8in forests,
9small things recoil into silence,
10their senses
11eroded beyond fear.
12When great souls die,
13the air around us becomes
14light, rare, sterile.
15We breathe, briefly.
16Our eyes, briefly,
17see with
18a hurtful clarity.
19Our memory, suddenly sharpened,
20examines,
21gnaws on kind words
22unsaid,
23promised walks
24never taken.
25Great souls die and
26our reality, bound to
27them, takes leave of us.
28Our souls,
29dependent upon their
30nurture,
31now shrink, wizened.
32Our minds, formed
33and informed by their
34radiance, fall away.
35We are not so much maddened
36as reduced to the unutterable ignorance of
37dark, cold
38caves.
39And when great souls die,
40after a period peace blooms,
41slowly and always
42irregularly. Spaces fill
43with a kind of
44soothing electric vibration.
45Our senses, restored, never
46to be the same, whisper to us.
47They existed. They existed.
48We can be. Be and be
49better. For they existed.
" data-highlight-when-focused="false" data-position="1">当大树...
...安全后的木材。
2rocks on distant hills shudder,
3lions hunker down
4in tall grasses,
5and even elephants
6lumber after safety.
7When great trees fall
8in forests,
9small things recoil into silence,
10their senses
11eroded beyond fear.
12When great souls die,
13the air around us becomes
14light, rare, sterile.
15We breathe, briefly.
16Our eyes, briefly,
17see with
18a hurtful clarity.
19Our memory, suddenly sharpened,
20examines,
21gnaws on kind words
22unsaid,
23promised walks
24never taken.
25Great souls die and
26our reality, bound to
27them, takes leave of us.
28Our souls,
29dependent upon their
30nurture,
31now shrink, wizened.
32Our minds, formed
33and informed by their
34radiance, fall away.
35We are not so much maddened
36as reduced to the unutterable ignorance of
37dark, cold
38caves.
39And when great souls die,
40after a period peace blooms,
41slowly and always
42irregularly. Spaces fill
43with a kind of
44soothing electric vibration.
45Our senses, restored, never
46to be the same, whisper to us.
47They existed. They existed.
48We can be. Be and be
49better. For they existed.
" data-highlight-when-focused="false" data-position="2">当大树...
...遭受恐惧的侵蚀。
2rocks on distant hills shudder,
3lions hunker down
4in tall grasses,
5and even elephants
6lumber after safety.
7When great trees fall
8in forests,
9small things recoil into silence,
10their senses
11eroded beyond fear.
12When great souls die,
13the air around us becomes
14light, rare, sterile.
15We breathe, briefly.
16Our eyes, briefly,
17see with
18a hurtful clarity.
19Our memory, suddenly sharpened,
20examines,
21gnaws on kind words
22unsaid,
23promised walks
24never taken.
25Great souls die and
26our reality, bound to
27them, takes leave of us.
28Our souls,
29dependent upon their
30nurture,
31now shrink, wizened.
32Our minds, formed
33and informed by their
34radiance, fall away.
35We are not so much maddened
36as reduced to the unutterable ignorance of
37dark, cold
38caves.
39And when great souls die,
40after a period peace blooms,
41slowly and always
42irregularly. Spaces fill
43with a kind of
44soothing electric vibration.
45Our senses, restored, never
46to be the same, whisper to us.
47They existed. They existed.
48We can be. Be and be
49better. For they existed.
" data-highlight-when-focused="false" data-position="3">当伟大的灵魂...
...轻,稀有,无菌。
2rocks on distant hills shudder,
3lions hunker down
4in tall grasses,
5and even elephants
6lumber after safety.
7When great trees fall
8in forests,
9small things recoil into silence,
10their senses
11eroded beyond fear.
12When great souls die,
13the air around us becomes
14light, rare, sterile.
15We breathe, briefly.
16Our eyes, briefly,
17see with
18a hurtful clarity.
19Our memory, suddenly sharpened,
20examines,
21gnaws on kind words
22unsaid,
23promised walks
24never taken.
25Great souls die and
26our reality, bound to
27them, takes leave of us.
28Our souls,
29dependent upon their
30nurture,
31now shrink, wizened.
32Our minds, formed
33and informed by their
34radiance, fall away.
35We are not so much maddened
36as reduced to the unutterable ignorance of
37dark, cold
38caves.
39And when great souls die,
40after a period peace blooms,
41slowly and always
42irregularly. Spaces fill
43with a kind of
44soothing electric vibration.
45Our senses, restored, never
46to be the same, whisper to us.
47They existed. They existed.
48We can be. Be and be
49better. For they existed.
" data-highlight-when-focused="false" data-position="4">我们短暂呼吸。...
...一个有害的清晰度。
2rocks on distant hills shudder,
3lions hunker down
4in tall grasses,
5and even elephants
6lumber after safety.
7When great trees fall
8in forests,
9small things recoil into silence,
10their senses
11eroded beyond fear.
12When great souls die,
13the air around us becomes
14light, rare, sterile.
15We breathe, briefly.
16Our eyes, briefly,
17see with
18a hurtful clarity.
19Our memory, suddenly sharpened,
20examines,
21gnaws on kind words
22unsaid,
23promised walks
24never taken.
25Great souls die and
26our reality, bound to
27them, takes leave of us.
28Our souls,
29dependent upon their
30nurture,
31now shrink, wizened.
32Our minds, formed
33and informed by their
34radiance, fall away.
35We are not so much maddened
36as reduced to the unutterable ignorance of
37dark, cold
38caves.
39And when great souls die,
40after a period peace blooms,
41slowly and always
42irregularly. Spaces fill
43with a kind of
44soothing electric vibration.
45Our senses, restored, never
46to be the same, whisper to us.
47They existed. They existed.
48We can be. Be and be
49better. For they existed.
" data-highlight-when-focused="false" data-position="5">我们的记忆,突然...
...从未服用。
2rocks on distant hills shudder,
3lions hunker down
4in tall grasses,
5and even elephants
6lumber after safety.
7When great trees fall
8in forests,
9small things recoil into silence,
10their senses
11eroded beyond fear.
12When great souls die,
13the air around us becomes
14light, rare, sterile.
15We breathe, briefly.
16Our eyes, briefly,
17see with
18a hurtful clarity.
19Our memory, suddenly sharpened,
20examines,
21gnaws on kind words
22unsaid,
23promised walks
24never taken.
25Great souls die and
26our reality, bound to
27them, takes leave of us.
28Our souls,
29dependent upon their
30nurture,
31now shrink, wizened.
32Our minds, formed
33and informed by their
34radiance, fall away.
35We are not so much maddened
36as reduced to the unutterable ignorance of
37dark, cold
38caves.
39And when great souls die,
40after a period peace blooms,
41slowly and always
42irregularly. Spaces fill
43with a kind of
44soothing electric vibration.
45Our senses, restored, never
46to be the same, whisper to us.
47They existed. They existed.
48We can be. Be and be
49better. For they existed.
" data-highlight-when-focused="false" data-position="6">伟大的灵魂死了...
...辐射,跌落。
2rocks on distant hills shudder,
3lions hunker down
4in tall grasses,
5and even elephants
6lumber after safety.
7When great trees fall
8in forests,
9small things recoil into silence,
10their senses
11eroded beyond fear.
12When great souls die,
13the air around us becomes
14light, rare, sterile.
15We breathe, briefly.
16Our eyes, briefly,
17see with
18a hurtful clarity.
19Our memory, suddenly sharpened,
20examines,
21gnaws on kind words
22unsaid,
23promised walks
24never taken.
25Great souls die and
26our reality, bound to
27them, takes leave of us.
28Our souls,
29dependent upon their
30nurture,
31now shrink, wizened.
32Our minds, formed
33and informed by their
34radiance, fall away.
35We are not so much maddened
36as reduced to the unutterable ignorance of
37dark, cold
38caves.
39And when great souls die,
40after a period peace blooms,
41slowly and always
42irregularly. Spaces fill
43with a kind of
44soothing electric vibration.
45Our senses, restored, never
46to be the same, whisper to us.
47They existed. They existed.
48We can be. Be and be
49better. For they existed.
" data-highlight-when-focused="false" data-position="8">我们不是 ...
...洞穴。
2rocks on distant hills shudder,
3lions hunker down
4in tall grasses,
5and even elephants
6lumber after safety.
7When great trees fall
8in forests,
9small things recoil into silence,
10their senses
11eroded beyond fear.
12When great souls die,
13the air around us becomes
14light, rare, sterile.
15We breathe, briefly.
16Our eyes, briefly,
17see with
18a hurtful clarity.
19Our memory, suddenly sharpened,
20examines,
21gnaws on kind words
22unsaid,
23promised walks
24never taken.
25Great souls die and
26our reality, bound to
27them, takes leave of us.
28Our souls,
29dependent upon their
30nurture,
31now shrink, wizened.
32Our minds, formed
33and informed by their
34radiance, fall away.
35We are not so much maddened
36as reduced to the unutterable ignorance of
37dark, cold
38caves.
39And when great souls die,
40after a period peace blooms,
41slowly and always
42irregularly. Spaces fill
43with a kind of
44soothing electric vibration.
45Our senses, restored, never
46to be the same, whisper to us.
47They existed. They existed.
48We can be. Be and be
49better. For they existed.
" data-highlight-when-focused="false" data-position="9">当很棒的时候...
...舒缓电振动。
2rocks on distant hills shudder,
3lions hunker down
4in tall grasses,
5and even elephants
6lumber after safety.
7When great trees fall
8in forests,
9small things recoil into silence,
10their senses
11eroded beyond fear.
12When great souls die,
13the air around us becomes
14light, rare, sterile.
15We breathe, briefly.
16Our eyes, briefly,
17see with
18a hurtful clarity.
19Our memory, suddenly sharpened,
20examines,
21gnaws on kind words
22unsaid,
23promised walks
24never taken.
25Great souls die and
26our reality, bound to
27them, takes leave of us.
28Our souls,
29dependent upon their
30nurture,
31now shrink, wizened.
32Our minds, formed
33and informed by their
34radiance, fall away.
35We are not so much maddened
36as reduced to the unutterable ignorance of
37dark, cold
38caves.
39And when great souls die,
40after a period peace blooms,
41slowly and always
42irregularly. Spaces fill
43with a kind of
44soothing electric vibration.
45Our senses, restored, never
46to be the same, whisper to us.
47They existed. They existed.
48We can be. Be and be
49better. For they existed.
" data-highlight-when-focused="false" data-position="10">我们的感官,恢复了...
...因为它们存在。
2rocks on distant hills shudder,
3lions hunker down
4in tall grasses,
5and even elephants
6lumber after safety.
7When great trees fall
8in forests,
9small things recoil into silence,
10their senses
11eroded beyond fear.
12When great souls die,
13the air around us becomes
14light, rare, sterile.
15We breathe, briefly.
16Our eyes, briefly,
17see with
18a hurtful clarity.
19Our memory, suddenly sharpened,
20examines,
21gnaws on kind words
22unsaid,
23promised walks
24never taken.
25Great souls die and
26our reality, bound to
27them, takes leave of us.
28Our souls,
29dependent upon their
30nurture,
31now shrink, wizened.
32Our minds, formed
33and informed by their
34radiance, fall away.
35We are not so much maddened
36as reduced to the unutterable ignorance of
37dark, cold
38caves.
39And when great souls die,
40after a period peace blooms,
41slowly and always
42irregularly. Spaces fill
43with a kind of
44soothing electric vibration.
45Our senses, restored, never
46to be the same, whisper to us.
47They existed. They existed.
48We can be. Be and be
49better. For they existed.
" data-highlight-when-focused="false" data-modal-title="Symbol" data-position="1" data-title="Great Trees">2rocks on distant hills shudder,
3lions hunker down
4in tall grasses,
5and even elephants
6lumber after safety.
7When great trees fall
8in forests,
9small things recoil into silence,
10their senses
11eroded beyond fear.
12When great souls die,
13the air around us becomes
14light, rare, sterile.
15We breathe, briefly.
16Our eyes, briefly,
17see with
18a hurtful clarity.
19Our memory, suddenly sharpened,
20examines,
21gnaws on kind words
22unsaid,
23promised walks
24never taken.
25Great souls die and
26our reality, bound to
27them, takes leave of us.
28Our souls,
29dependent upon their
30nurture,
31now shrink, wizened.
32Our minds, formed
33and informed by their
34radiance, fall away.
35We are not so much maddened
36as reduced to the unutterable ignorance of
37dark, cold
38caves.
39And when great souls die,
40after a period peace blooms,
41slowly and always
42irregularly. Spaces fill
43with a kind of
44soothing electric vibration.
45Our senses, restored, never
46to be the same, whisper to us.
47They existed. They existed.
48We can be. Be and be
49better. For they existed.
" data-highlight-when-focused="false" data-modal-title="Poetic Device" data-position="1" data-title="Anaphora">2rocks on distant hills shudder,
3lions hunker down
4in tall grasses,
5and even elephants
6lumber after safety.
7When great trees fall
8in forests,
9small things recoil into silence,
10their senses
11eroded beyond fear.
12When great souls die,
13the air around us becomes
14light, rare, sterile.
15We breathe, briefly.
16Our eyes, briefly,
17see with
18a hurtful clarity.
19Our memory, suddenly sharpened,
20examines,
21gnaws on kind words
22unsaid,
23promised walks
24never taken.
25Great souls die and
26our reality, bound to
27them, takes leave of us.
28Our souls,
29dependent upon their
30nurture,
31now shrink, wizened.
32Our minds, formed
33and informed by their
34radiance, fall away.
35We are not so much maddened
36as reduced to the unutterable ignorance of
37dark, cold
38caves.
39And when great souls die,
40after a period peace blooms,
41slowly and always
42irregularly. Spaces fill
43with a kind of
44soothing electric vibration.
45Our senses, restored, never
46to be the same, whisper to us.
47They existed. They existed.
48We can be. Be and be
49better. For they existed.
" data-highlight-when-focused="false" data-modal-title="Poetic Device" data-position="2" data-title="Repetition">2rocks on distant hills shudder,
3lions hunker down
4in tall grasses,
5and even elephants
6lumber after safety.
7When great trees fall
8in forests,
9small things recoil into silence,
10their senses
11eroded beyond fear.
12When great souls die,
13the air around us becomes
14light, rare, sterile.
15We breathe, briefly.
16Our eyes, briefly,
17see with
18a hurtful clarity.
19Our memory, suddenly sharpened,
20examines,
21gnaws on kind words
22unsaid,
23promised walks
24never taken.
25Great souls die and
26our reality, bound to
27them, takes leave of us.
28Our souls,
29dependent upon their
30nurture,
31now shrink, wizened.
32Our minds, formed
33and informed by their
34radiance, fall away.
35We are not so much maddened
36as reduced to the unutterable ignorance of
37dark, cold
38caves.
39And when great souls die,
40after a period peace blooms,
41slowly and always
42irregularly. Spaces fill
43with a kind of
44soothing electric vibration.
45Our senses, restored, never
46to be the same, whisper to us.
47They existed. They existed.
48We can be. Be and be
49better. For they existed.
" data-highlight-when-focused="false" data-modal-title="Poetic Device" data-position="3" data-title="Alliteration">2rocks on distant hills shudder,
3lions hunker down
4in tall grasses,
5and even elephants
6lumber after safety.
7When great trees fall
8in forests,
9small things recoil into silence,
10their senses
11eroded beyond fear.
12When great souls die,
13the air around us becomes
14light, rare, sterile.
15We breathe, briefly.
16Our eyes, briefly,
17see with
18a hurtful clarity.
19Our memory, suddenly sharpened,
20examines,
21gnaws on kind words
22unsaid,
23promised walks
24never taken.
25Great souls die and
26our reality, bound to
27them, takes leave of us.
28Our souls,
29dependent upon their
30nurture,
31now shrink, wizened.
32Our minds, formed
33and informed by their
34radiance, fall away.
35We are not so much maddened
36as reduced to the unutterable ignorance of
37dark, cold
38caves.
39And when great souls die,
40after a period peace blooms,
41slowly and always
42irregularly. Spaces fill
43with a kind of
44soothing electric vibration.
45Our senses, restored, never
46to be the same, whisper to us.
47They existed. They existed.
48We can be. Be and be
49better. For they existed.
" data-highlight-when-focused="false" data-modal-title="Poetic Device" data-position="4" data-title="Asyndeton">2rocks on distant hills shudder,
3lions hunker down
4in tall grasses,
5and even elephants
6lumber after safety.
7When great trees fall
8in forests,
9small things recoil into silence,
10their senses
11eroded beyond fear.
12When great souls die,
13the air around us becomes
14light, rare, sterile.
15We breathe, briefly.
16Our eyes, briefly,
17see with
18a hurtful clarity.
19Our memory, suddenly sharpened,
20examines,
21gnaws on kind words
22unsaid,
23promised walks
24never taken.
25Great souls die and
26our reality, bound to
27them, takes leave of us.
28Our souls,
29dependent upon their
30nurture,
31now shrink, wizened.
32Our minds, formed
33and informed by their
34radiance, fall away.
35We are not so much maddened
36as reduced to the unutterable ignorance of
37dark, cold
38caves.
39And when great souls die,
40after a period peace blooms,
41slowly and always
42irregularly. Spaces fill
43with a kind of
44soothing electric vibration.
45Our senses, restored, never
46to be the same, whisper to us.
47They existed. They existed.
48We can be. Be and be
49better. For they existed.
" data-highlight-when-focused="false" data-modal-title="Poetic Device" data-position="5" data-title="Enjambment">选择下面的任何单词以在诗歌的背景下获取其定义。这些单词按照它们在诗中出现的顺序列出。
2rocks on distant hills shudder,
3lions hunker down
4in tall grasses,
5and even elephants
6lumber after safety.
7When great trees fall
8in forests,
9small things recoil into silence,
10their senses
11eroded beyond fear.
12When great souls die,
13the air around us becomes
14light, rare, sterile.
15We breathe, briefly.
16Our eyes, briefly,
17see with
18a hurtful clarity.
19Our memory, suddenly sharpened,
20examines,
21gnaws on kind words
22unsaid,
23promised walks
24never taken.
25Great souls die and
26our reality, bound to
27them, takes leave of us.
28Our souls,
29dependent upon their
30nurture,
31now shrink, wizened.
32Our minds, formed
33and informed by their
34radiance, fall away.
35We are not so much maddened
36as reduced to the unutterable ignorance of
37dark, cold
38caves.
39And when great souls die,
40after a period peace blooms,
41slowly and always
42irregularly. Spaces fill
43with a kind of
44soothing electric vibration.
45Our senses, restored, never
46to be the same, whisper to us.
47They existed. They existed.
48We can be. Be and be
49better. For they existed.
" data-position="1" data-title="Hunker down">大块头2rocks on distant hills shudder,
3lions hunker down
4in tall grasses,
5and even elephants
6lumber after safety.
7When great trees fall
8in forests,
9small things recoil into silence,
10their senses
11eroded beyond fear.
12When great souls die,
13the air around us becomes
14light, rare, sterile.
15We breathe, briefly.
16Our eyes, briefly,
17see with
18a hurtful clarity.
19Our memory, suddenly sharpened,
20examines,
21gnaws on kind words
22unsaid,
23promised walks
24never taken.
25Great souls die and
26our reality, bound to
27them, takes leave of us.
28Our souls,
29dependent upon their
30nurture,
31now shrink, wizened.
32Our minds, formed
33and informed by their
34radiance, fall away.
35We are not so much maddened
36as reduced to the unutterable ignorance of
37dark, cold
38caves.
39And when great souls die,
40after a period peace blooms,
41slowly and always
42irregularly. Spaces fill
43with a kind of
44soothing electric vibration.
45Our senses, restored, never
46to be the same, whisper to us.
47They existed. They existed.
48We can be. Be and be
49better. For they existed.
" data-position="2" data-title="Lumber">木材2rocks on distant hills shudder,
3lions hunker down
4in tall grasses,
5and even elephants
6lumber after safety.
7When great trees fall
8in forests,
9small things recoil into silence,
10their senses
11eroded beyond fear.
12When great souls die,
13the air around us becomes
14light, rare, sterile.
15We breathe, briefly.
16Our eyes, briefly,
17see with
18a hurtful clarity.
19Our memory, suddenly sharpened,
20examines,
21gnaws on kind words
22unsaid,
23promised walks
24never taken.
25Great souls die and
26our reality, bound to
27them, takes leave of us.
28Our souls,
29dependent upon their
30nurture,
31now shrink, wizened.
32Our minds, formed
33and informed by their
34radiance, fall away.
35We are not so much maddened
36as reduced to the unutterable ignorance of
37dark, cold
38caves.
39And when great souls die,
40after a period peace blooms,
41slowly and always
42irregularly. Spaces fill
43with a kind of
44soothing electric vibration.
45Our senses, restored, never
46to be the same, whisper to us.
47They existed. They existed.
48We can be. Be and be
49better. For they existed.
" data-position="3" data-title="Recoil">畏缩2rocks on distant hills shudder,
3lions hunker down
4in tall grasses,
5and even elephants
6lumber after safety.
7When great trees fall
8in forests,
9small things recoil into silence,
10their senses
11eroded beyond fear.
12When great souls die,
13the air around us becomes
14light, rare, sterile.
15We breathe, briefly.
16Our eyes, briefly,
17see with
18a hurtful clarity.
19Our memory, suddenly sharpened,
20examines,
21gnaws on kind words
22unsaid,
23promised walks
24never taken.
25Great souls die and
26our reality, bound to
27them, takes leave of us.
28Our souls,
29dependent upon their
30nurture,
31now shrink, wizened.
32Our minds, formed
33and informed by their
34radiance, fall away.
35We are not so much maddened
36as reduced to the unutterable ignorance of
37dark, cold
38caves.
39And when great souls die,
40after a period peace blooms,
41slowly and always
42irregularly. Spaces fill
43with a kind of
44soothing electric vibration.
45Our senses, restored, never
46to be the same, whisper to us.
47They existed. They existed.
48We can be. Be and be
49better. For they existed.
" data-position="4" data-title="Eroded ">侵蚀2rocks on distant hills shudder,
3lions hunker down
4in tall grasses,
5and even elephants
6lumber after safety.
7When great trees fall
8in forests,
9small things recoil into silence,
10their senses
11eroded beyond fear.
12When great souls die,
13the air around us becomes
14light, rare, sterile.
15We breathe, briefly.
16Our eyes, briefly,
17see with
18a hurtful clarity.
19Our memory, suddenly sharpened,
20examines,
21gnaws on kind words
22unsaid,
23promised walks
24never taken.
25Great souls die and
26our reality, bound to
27them, takes leave of us.
28Our souls,
29dependent upon their
30nurture,
31now shrink, wizened.
32Our minds, formed
33and informed by their
34radiance, fall away.
35We are not so much maddened
36as reduced to the unutterable ignorance of
37dark, cold
38caves.
39And when great souls die,
40after a period peace blooms,
41slowly and always
42irregularly. Spaces fill
43with a kind of
44soothing electric vibration.
45Our senses, restored, never
46to be the same, whisper to us.
47They existed. They existed.
48We can be. Be and be
49better. For they existed.
" data-position="5" data-title="Rare">稀有的2rocks on distant hills shudder,
3lions hunker down
4in tall grasses,
5and even elephants
6lumber after safety.
7When great trees fall
8in forests,
9small things recoil into silence,
10their senses
11eroded beyond fear.
12When great souls die,
13the air around us becomes
14light, rare, sterile.
15We breathe, briefly.
16Our eyes, briefly,
17see with
18a hurtful clarity.
19Our memory, suddenly sharpened,
20examines,
21gnaws on kind words
22unsaid,
23promised walks
24never taken.
25Great souls die and
26our reality, bound to
27them, takes leave of us.
28Our souls,
29dependent upon their
30nurture,
31now shrink, wizened.
32Our minds, formed
33and informed by their
34radiance, fall away.
35We are not so much maddened
36as reduced to the unutterable ignorance of
37dark, cold
38caves.
39And when great souls die,
40after a period peace blooms,
41slowly and always
42irregularly. Spaces fill
43with a kind of
44soothing electric vibration.
45Our senses, restored, never
46to be the same, whisper to us.
47They existed. They existed.
48We can be. Be and be
49better. For they existed.
" data-position="6" data-title="Sterile">无菌2rocks on distant hills shudder,
3lions hunker down
4in tall grasses,
5and even elephants
6lumber after safety.
7When great trees fall
8in forests,
9small things recoil into silence,
10their senses
11eroded beyond fear.
12When great souls die,
13the air around us becomes
14light, rare, sterile.
15We breathe, briefly.
16Our eyes, briefly,
17see with
18a hurtful clarity.
19Our memory, suddenly sharpened,
20examines,
21gnaws on kind words
22unsaid,
23promised walks
24never taken.
25Great souls die and
26our reality, bound to
27them, takes leave of us.
28Our souls,
29dependent upon their
30nurture,
31now shrink, wizened.
32Our minds, formed
33and informed by their
34radiance, fall away.
35We are not so much maddened
36as reduced to the unutterable ignorance of
37dark, cold
38caves.
39And when great souls die,
40after a period peace blooms,
41slowly and always
42irregularly. Spaces fill
43with a kind of
44soothing electric vibration.
45Our senses, restored, never
46to be the same, whisper to us.
47They existed. They existed.
48We can be. Be and be
49better. For they existed.
" data-position="7" data-title="Clarity">明晰2rocks on distant hills shudder,
3lions hunker down
4in tall grasses,
5and even elephants
6lumber after safety.
7When great trees fall
8in forests,
9small things recoil into silence,
10their senses
11eroded beyond fear.
12When great souls die,
13the air around us becomes
14light, rare, sterile.
15We breathe, briefly.
16Our eyes, briefly,
17see with
18a hurtful clarity.
19Our memory, suddenly sharpened,
20examines,
21gnaws on kind words
22unsaid,
23promised walks
24never taken.
25Great souls die and
26our reality, bound to
27them, takes leave of us.
28Our souls,
29dependent upon their
30nurture,
31now shrink, wizened.
32Our minds, formed
33and informed by their
34radiance, fall away.
35We are not so much maddened
36as reduced to the unutterable ignorance of
37dark, cold
38caves.
39And when great souls die,
40after a period peace blooms,
41slowly and always
42irregularly. Spaces fill
43with a kind of
44soothing electric vibration.
45Our senses, restored, never
46to be the same, whisper to us.
47They existed. They existed.
48We can be. Be and be
49better. For they existed.
" data-position="8" data-title="Wizened ">干瘪2rocks on distant hills shudder,
3lions hunker down
4in tall grasses,
5and even elephants
6lumber after safety.
7When great trees fall
8in forests,
9small things recoil into silence,
10their senses
11eroded beyond fear.
12When great souls die,
13the air around us becomes
14light, rare, sterile.
15We breathe, briefly.
16Our eyes, briefly,
17see with
18a hurtful clarity.
19Our memory, suddenly sharpened,
20examines,
21gnaws on kind words
22unsaid,
23promised walks
24never taken.
25Great souls die and
26our reality, bound to
27them, takes leave of us.
28Our souls,
29dependent upon their
30nurture,
31now shrink, wizened.
32Our minds, formed
33and informed by their
34radiance, fall away.
35We are not so much maddened
36as reduced to the unutterable ignorance of
37dark, cold
38caves.
39And when great souls die,
40after a period peace blooms,
41slowly and always
42irregularly. Spaces fill
43with a kind of
44soothing electric vibration.
45Our senses, restored, never
46to be the same, whisper to us.
47They existed. They existed.
48We can be. Be and be
49better. For they existed.
" data-position="9" data-title="Maddened">疯了2rocks on distant hills shudder,
3lions hunker down
4in tall grasses,
5and even elephants
6lumber after safety.
7When great trees fall
8in forests,
9small things recoil into silence,
10their senses
11eroded beyond fear.
12When great souls die,
13the air around us becomes
14light, rare, sterile.
15We breathe, briefly.
16Our eyes, briefly,
17see with
18a hurtful clarity.
19Our memory, suddenly sharpened,
20examines,
21gnaws on kind words
22unsaid,
23promised walks
24never taken.
25Great souls die and
26our reality, bound to
27them, takes leave of us.
28Our souls,
29dependent upon their
30nurture,
31now shrink, wizened.
32Our minds, formed
33and informed by their
34radiance, fall away.
35We are not so much maddened
36as reduced to the unutterable ignorance of
37dark, cold
38caves.
39And when great souls die,
40after a period peace blooms,
41slowly and always
42irregularly. Spaces fill
43with a kind of
44soothing electric vibration.
45Our senses, restored, never
46to be the same, whisper to us.
47They existed. They existed.
48We can be. Be and be
49better. For they existed.
" data-position="10" data-title="Unutterable">无法取消2rocks on distant hills shudder,
3lions hunker down
4in tall grasses,
5and even elephants
6lumber after safety.
7When great trees fall
8in forests,
9small things recoil into silence,
10their senses
11eroded beyond fear.
12When great souls die,
13the air around us becomes
14light, rare, sterile.
15We breathe, briefly.
16Our eyes, briefly,
17see with
18a hurtful clarity.
19Our memory, suddenly sharpened,
20examines,
21gnaws on kind words
22unsaid,
23promised walks
24never taken.
25Great souls die and
26our reality, bound to
27them, takes leave of us.
28Our souls,
29dependent upon their
30nurture,
31now shrink, wizened.
32Our minds, formed
33and informed by their
34radiance, fall away.
35We are not so much maddened
36as reduced to the unutterable ignorance of
37dark, cold
38caves.
39And when great souls die,
40after a period peace blooms,
41slowly and always
42irregularly. Spaces fill
43with a kind of
44soothing electric vibration.
45Our senses, restored, never
46to be the same, whisper to us.
47They existed. They existed.
48We can be. Be and be
49better. For they existed.
" data-highlight-when-focused="false" data-itemized data-modal-title="Vocabulary" data-position="1" data-title="Hunker down">2rocks on distant hills shudder,
3lions hunker down
4in tall grasses,
5and even elephants
6lumber after safety.
7When great trees fall
8in forests,
9small things recoil into silence,
10their senses
11eroded beyond fear.
12When great souls die,
13the air around us becomes
14light, rare, sterile.
15We breathe, briefly.
16Our eyes, briefly,
17see with
18a hurtful clarity.
19Our memory, suddenly sharpened,
20examines,
21gnaws on kind words
22unsaid,
23promised walks
24never taken.
25Great souls die and
26our reality, bound to
27them, takes leave of us.
28Our souls,
29dependent upon their
30nurture,
31now shrink, wizened.
32Our minds, formed
33and informed by their
34radiance, fall away.
35We are not so much maddened
36as reduced to the unutterable ignorance of
37dark, cold
38caves.
39And when great souls die,
40after a period peace blooms,
41slowly and always
42irregularly. Spaces fill
43with a kind of
44soothing electric vibration.
45Our senses, restored, never
46to be the same, whisper to us.
47They existed. They existed.
48We can be. Be and be
49better. For they existed.
" data-highlight-when-focused="false" data-modal-title="Form">2rocks on distant hills shudder,
3lions hunker down
4in tall grasses,
5and even elephants
6lumber after safety.
7When great trees fall
8in forests,
9small things recoil into silence,
10their senses
11eroded beyond fear.
12When great souls die,
13the air around us becomes
14light, rare, sterile.
15We breathe, briefly.
16Our eyes, briefly,
17see with
18a hurtful clarity.
19Our memory, suddenly sharpened,
20examines,
21gnaws on kind words
22unsaid,
23promised walks
24never taken.
25Great souls die and
26our reality, bound to
27them, takes leave of us.
28Our souls,
29dependent upon their
30nurture,
31now shrink, wizened.
32Our minds, formed
33and informed by their
34radiance, fall away.
35We are not so much maddened
36as reduced to the unutterable ignorance of
37dark, cold
38caves.
39And when great souls die,
40after a period peace blooms,
41slowly and always
42irregularly. Spaces fill
43with a kind of
44soothing electric vibration.
45Our senses, restored, never
46to be the same, whisper to us.
47They existed. They existed.
48We can be. Be and be
49better. For they existed.
" data-highlight-when-focused="false">2rocks on distant hills shudder,
3lions hunker down
4in tall grasses,
5and even elephants
6lumber after safety.
7When great trees fall
8in forests,
9small things recoil into silence,
10their senses
11eroded beyond fear.
12When great souls die,
13the air around us becomes
14light, rare, sterile.
15We breathe, briefly.
16Our eyes, briefly,
17see with
18a hurtful clarity.
19Our memory, suddenly sharpened,
20examines,
21gnaws on kind words
22unsaid,
23promised walks
24never taken.
25Great souls die and
26our reality, bound to
27them, takes leave of us.
28Our souls,
29dependent upon their
30nurture,
31now shrink, wizened.
32Our minds, formed
33and informed by their
34radiance, fall away.
35We are not so much maddened
36as reduced to the unutterable ignorance of
37dark, cold
38caves.
39And when great souls die,
40after a period peace blooms,
41slowly and always
42irregularly. Spaces fill
43with a kind of
44soothing electric vibration.
45Our senses, restored, never
46to be the same, whisper to us.
47They existed. They existed.
48We can be. Be and be
49better. For they existed.
" data-highlight-when-focused="false" data-modal-title="Rhyme Scheme">2rocks on distant hills shudder,
3lions hunker down
4in tall grasses,
5and even elephants
6lumber after safety.
7When great trees fall
8in forests,
9small things recoil into silence,
10their senses
11eroded beyond fear.
12When great souls die,
13the air around us becomes
14light, rare, sterile.
15We breathe, briefly.
16Our eyes, briefly,
17see with
18a hurtful clarity.
19Our memory, suddenly sharpened,
20examines,
21gnaws on kind words
22unsaid,
23promised walks
24never taken.
25Great souls die and
26our reality, bound to
27them, takes leave of us.
28Our souls,
29dependent upon their
30nurture,
31now shrink, wizened.
32Our minds, formed
33and informed by their
34radiance, fall away.
35We are not so much maddened
36as reduced to the unutterable ignorance of
37dark, cold
38caves.
39And when great souls die,
40after a period peace blooms,
41slowly and always
42irregularly. Spaces fill
43with a kind of
44soothing electric vibration.
45Our senses, restored, never
46to be the same, whisper to us.
47They existed. They existed.
48We can be. Be and be
49better. For they existed.
" data-highlight-when-focused="false">2rocks on distant hills shudder,
3lions hunker down
4in tall grasses,
5and even elephants
6lumber after safety.
7When great trees fall
8in forests,
9small things recoil into silence,
10their senses
11eroded beyond fear.
12When great souls die,
13the air around us becomes
14light, rare, sterile.
15We breathe, briefly.
16Our eyes, briefly,
17see with
18a hurtful clarity.
19Our memory, suddenly sharpened,
20examines,
21gnaws on kind words
22unsaid,
23promised walks
24never taken.
25Great souls die and
26our reality, bound to
27them, takes leave of us.
28Our souls,
29dependent upon their
30nurture,
31now shrink, wizened.
32Our minds, formed
33and informed by their
34radiance, fall away.
35We are not so much maddened
36as reduced to the unutterable ignorance of
37dark, cold
38caves.
39And when great souls die,
40after a period peace blooms,
41slowly and always
42irregularly. Spaces fill
43with a kind of
44soothing electric vibration.
45Our senses, restored, never
46to be the same, whisper to us.
47They existed. They existed.
48We can be. Be and be
49better. For they existed.
" data-highlight-when-focused="false">2rocks on distant hills shudder,
3lions hunker down
4in tall grasses,
5and even elephants
6lumber after safety.
7When great trees fall
8in forests,
9small things recoil into silence,
10their senses
11eroded beyond fear.
12When great souls die,
13the air around us becomes
14light, rare, sterile.
15We breathe, briefly.
16Our eyes, briefly,
17see with
18a hurtful clarity.
19Our memory, suddenly sharpened,
20examines,
21gnaws on kind words
22unsaid,
23promised walks
24never taken.
25Great souls die and
26our reality, bound to
27them, takes leave of us.
28Our souls,
29dependent upon their
30nurture,
31now shrink, wizened.
32Our minds, formed
33and informed by their
34radiance, fall away.
35We are not so much maddened
36as reduced to the unutterable ignorance of
37dark, cold
38caves.
39And when great souls die,
40after a period peace blooms,
41slowly and always
42irregularly. Spaces fill
43with a kind of
44soothing electric vibration.
45Our senses, restored, never
46to be the same, whisper to us.
47They existed. They existed.
48We can be. Be and be
49better. For they existed.
" data-highlight-when-focused="false">简短的评论不会被感动- 出版商每周对安吉卢(Angelou)的最后一卷诗歌的文章,我不会被感动,其中“当大树木倒下时”出版了。
听这首诗的独奏- 玛丽亚姆·蒙塞夫(Maryam Monsef)背诵“当大树倒下时”。
诗人的生活和工作- 诗歌基金会的Maya Angelou的传记。
PBS采访詹姆斯·鲍德温- 1975年的玛雅·安杰卢(Maya Angelou)和詹姆斯·鲍德温(James Baldwin)之间的对话,长期朋友讨论种族,性认同,写作等。
詹姆斯·鲍德温的传记- 阅读有关Angelou的朋友詹姆斯·鲍德温(James Baldwin)的作家和激进主义者的启发。