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On Valentine's Day I Pick Up My Wedding Dress

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On Valentine's Day I Pick Up My Wedding Dress

Jane Satterfield

Dragged across a sculpted¹ lawn, hem²（边缘） half undone,

the Sophia Long Ivory Silk

was smeared³ with August grass.

A thrill to wear the Empire waist

with shirring at the bust⁴, complete

crossover detail and tiny shoulder pleats-

The bit of luxe（奢侈） I delayed for months

putting into the cleaner's hands-

I loved how it dangled

amid the darker palette of my wardrobe

with its tattered⁵（破烂的） trail of stains—

Prosecco, pollen⁶, one niece's sandal print,

another's cookie smears⁷ ...

Any of my black slip dresses would have done the job.

But my 'tween daughter said,

It's supposed to be a celebration, Mom,

not a witch's Halloween.

Several years ago she and I walked with you,

old friend, new love, along the Grand Canal.

A wedding party's passing

stopped the swirling⁸ crowds.

In upraised arms the unveiled bride

held her baby girl. Noonday sun,

the streets still puddled with the morning's tide.

But her dress! Cat said, just eight,

thinking of ruined fabric⁹, the dirt and grime,

where I thought, The world's full bouquet¹⁰.

Today's poems in class were sex,

not love; sex and Singles'

Awareness Week. My cynics

beyond their years didn't even

Google Valentine, imprisoned¹¹ bishop

who worked to keep lovers' hope aflame.

I gave out chocolate, wishing for some

grand passion to sweep them away.

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1 sculpted
adj.经雕塑的
参考例句：
a display of animals sculpted in ice 冰雕动物展 The ladies had their hair sculpted by the leading coiffeur of the day. 女士们的发型都是当代有名的理发师做的。

2 hem
n.贴边，镶边；vt.缝贴边；(in)包围，限制
参考例句：
The hem on her skirt needs sewing.她裙子上的褶边需要缝一缝。 The hem of your dress needs to be let down an inch.你衣服的折边有必要放长1英寸。

3 smeared
弄脏；玷污；涂抹；擦上
参考例句：
The children had smeared mud on the walls. 那几个孩子往墙上抹了泥巴。 A few words were smeared. 有写字被涂模糊了。

4 bust
vt.打破；vi.爆裂；n.半身像；胸部
参考例句：
I dropped my camera on the pavement and bust it. 我把照相机掉在人行道上摔坏了。 She has worked up a lump of clay into a bust.她把一块黏土精心制作成一个半身像。

5 tattered
adj.破旧的，衣衫破的
参考例句：
Her tattered clothes in no way detracted from her beauty.她的破衣烂衫丝毫没有影响她的美貌。 Their tattered clothing and broken furniture indicated their poverty.他们褴褛的衣服和破烂的家具显出他们的贫穷。

6 pollen
n.[植]花粉
参考例句：
Hummingbirds have discovered that nectar and pollen are very nutritious.蜂鸟发现花蜜和花粉是很有营养的。 He developed an allergy to pollen.他对花粉过敏。

7 smears
污迹( smear的名词复数 )；污斑；（显微镜的）涂片；诽谤
参考例句：
His evidence was a blend of smears, half truths and downright lies. 他的证词里掺杂着诽谤、部份的事实和彻头彻尾的谎言。 Anything written with a soft pencil smears easily. 用软铅笔写成的东西容易污成一片。

8 swirling
v.旋转，打旋( swirl的现在分词 )
参考例句：
Snowflakes were swirling in the air. 天空飘洒着雪花。来自《现代汉英综合大词典》 She smiled, swirling the wine in her glass. 她微笑着，旋动着杯子里的葡萄酒。来自辞典例句

9 fabric
n.织物，织品，布；构造，结构，组织
参考例句：
The fabric will spot easily.这种织品很容易玷污。 I don't like the pattern on the fabric.我不喜欢那块布料上的图案。

10 bouquet
n.花束，酒香
参考例句：
This wine has a rich bouquet.这种葡萄酒有浓郁的香气。 Her wedding bouquet consisted of roses and ivy.她的婚礼花篮包括玫瑰和长春藤。

11 imprisoned
下狱，监禁( imprison的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句：
He was imprisoned for two concurrent terms of 30 months and 18 months. 他被判处30个月和18个月的监禁，合并执行。 They were imprisoned for possession of drugs. 他们因拥有毒品而被监禁。

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