The sky is apple green,
The sky is green wine in the sun,
The moon is a golden petal.
She opened her eyes, green.
Eyes shining, as pure as unopened buds,
The first time, the first time at this moment.
(Translated by Qiu Xiaolong)
De H Lawrence is not only a famous British novelist, but also an outstanding poet. Because of his close relationship with the Imagist poetry movement, his poems have the characteristics of Imagist poetry, so some critics think that "his works are naturally mixed in the Imagist anthology". Green is his masterpiece of this kind of poetry.
The poem "Green" has only two sections. The first section describes the beauty of the sky seen by poets at dawn: when they wake up, the abortion is not heavy. The sky is crystal clear, an apple green, like green wine in the sun, and the crescent moon hanging in the sky is like golden petals floating in the wine. The poet seems to just stay in the description of the general scenery and instant perception, and seems to just present the scenery directly and objectively. However, the poet carefully chose the apple-green sky, sunshine, wine, crescent moon and golden petals. These charming scenery not only forms the contrast of light and dark colors, but also implies the combination of lines and shapes. Therefore, once in the hands of the poet, these landscapes immediately become pleasing pictures.
In the second verse of the poem, the poet seems to suddenly turn to the description of his lover: in this fresh and charming dawn, his lover opened his eyes, clear and green, as pure as a bud. For the first time, the poet was pleasantly surprised to find that her pale green eyes were so lovely. At this point, the poet suddenly closed his pen and ended the whole poem, allowing readers to think deeply in infinite association and realize the poet's unfinished meaning.
"Green" is the theme of the poem and the keynote of the whole poem. At first glance, the poet seems to present two unrelated images in juxtaposition: the dawn sky and the lover's eyes. But readers will find that the poet's words mean one thing and another. There are similarities and connections between these two images, so readers can jump from one image to the other quickly and naturally. This bond is a "green" word. This kind of leap not only shows the poet's keen observation and sensibility, but also leaves room for readers to daydream. From the aesthetic experience reappeared by the poet, readers will be suddenly enlightened and share the poet's pleasure. No wonder some critics call this poem "Green Rhapsody".
As far as language is concerned, the poem Green is a model of imagist poetry. Poets cherish ink as gold, deal directly with objective things, abandon "any words that are not conducive to expression" and have no "abstract preaching". The whole poem is carefully chosen. However, the poet uses words as color, outlines images, captures the instantaneous aesthetic experience in life with vivid images, and combines sensory images with thoughts and emotions, blending feelings with scenes. Although it is difficult for us to find an emotional sentence or an admiring sentence in the poem, the poet's expression of surprise and intoxication is vivid and vivid. The poet's personal feelings can be fully understood and experienced by readers.
(Liao)