John Keats
Bright stars, I wish I were as firm as you-
Not in the lonely glory hanging at night
Always keep your eyes open,
Like nature's patient and sleepless hermit,
The flowing water carries out their priestly tasks.
The pure baptism of the human coast on earth,
Or stare at the new soft falling mask.
Snow on the mountains and in the wilderness—
No-it's still certain, it's still unchanged,
Pillow on my lover's mature chest,
Always feel sweet and uneasy,
Still, still hear her gentle breath,
Live like this-or faint and die.
shining stars
Bright stars, I wish I could be as firm as you-
But not alone in the night sky,
Have a pair of eyes that never close,
Like an ascetic hermit who stays up all night,
Staring at the sea, washing the cliffs of the world,
Like a priest taking a bath,
Or overlook the wasteland and mountains below.
Covered with soft falling snow—
It's not-it's always the same,
Lying on my beautiful lover's chest,
I can always feel its ups and downs,
Always awake, in sweet uneasiness,
Always, always listen to her gentle breath,
Live like this forever-or faint and die.
(Gu Yi)
Note: This is a sonnet written by Keats to his girlfriend Fanny Braun. In this poem, Keats uses the images of bright stars, flowing water, snow and loving mature breasts. , and combines the thoughts about love, death and eternity, showing eternal themes such as life, death, love and ideal.