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第13章 Gratitude to a River

Every time I miss you

I think of that river

Recalling that vast expanse of sky;

The encounter, dreamlike and heartbreaking,

Is meant just for this long anticipated moment

And I believe that our yearning souls

Have already crossed all the centuries;

At this very moment it dawns on me

That I belong to you

As much as you belong to me;

For this season both of us have waited a long time

And I wonder if this endless waiting

Is by the will of the God or by the contrivance of fate

And why joy should always be coupled with pain;

But I know that this inborn sentiment of gratitude to the river

Is bound to fill my life with both sweetness and faint agonies