Failing and Flying

时间：2007-06-22 06:39:32

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Everyone forgets that Icarus also flew.

It's the same when love comes to an end，

or the marriage fails and people say

they knew it was a mistake， that everybody

said it would never work. That she was

old enough to know better. But anything

worth doing is worth doing badly.

Like being there by that summer ocean

on the other side of the island while

love was fading out of her， the stars

burning so extravagantly¹ those nights that

anyone could tell you they would never last.

Every morning she was asleep in my bed

like a visitation， the gentleness in her

Each afternoon I watched her coming back

through the hot stony⁴ field after swimming，

the sea light behind her and the huge sky

on the other side of that. Listened to her

while we ate lunch. How can they say

the marriage failed？ Like the people who

came back from Provence （when it was Provence）

and said it was pretty but the food was greasy⁵.

I believe Icarus was not failing as he fell，

but just coming to the end of his triumph.

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1 extravagantly
adv.挥霍无度地
参考例句：
The Monroes continued to entertain extravagantly. 门罗一家继续大宴宾客。来自辞典例句 New Grange is one of the most extravagantly decorated prehistoric tombs. 新格兰奇是装饰最豪华的史前陵墓之一。来自辞典例句

2 antelope
n.羚羊；羚羊皮
参考例句：
Choosing the antelope shows that China wants a Green Olympics.选择藏羚羊表示中国需要绿色奥运。 The tiger was dragging the antelope across the field.老虎拖着羚羊穿过原野。

3 standing
n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的
参考例句：
After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。 They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。

4 stony
adj.石头的，多石头的，冷酷的，无情的
参考例句：
The ground is too dry and stony.这块地太干，而且布满了石头。 He listened to her story with a stony expression.他带着冷漠的表情听她讲经历。

5 greasy
adj. 多脂的，油脂的
参考例句：
He bought a heavy-duty cleanser to clean his greasy oven.昨天他买了强力清洁剂来清洗油污的炉子。 You loathe the smell of greasy food when you are seasick.当你晕船时，你会厌恶油腻的气味。