英语美文：守望中的妈妈 The Watcher

 　She always leaned to watch for us .

　　Anxious if we were late ,

　　In winter by the window ,

　　In summer by the gate ;

　　And though we mocked¹ her tenderly² ,

　　Who had such foonich care ,

　　The long way home would seem more safe ,

　　Because she waited there .

　　Her thoughts were all so full of us

　　She never could forget !

　　And so I think that where she is

　　She must be watching yet,

　　Waiting till we come home to her

　　Anxious if we are late ______

　　Watching from Heaven's window ,

　　Leaning from Heaven's gate.

　　守望中的妈妈

　　她总在那儿把我们守望，

　　我们晚归会使她发慌，

　　冬天里守在窗前

　　夏日里靠在门前。

　　我们曾善意地将她嘲弄

　　这般呵护似乎超出正常

　　可漫长的归途却平添了安全

　　因为有她在殷切地翘望。

　　她心里盛下的却是我们，

　　却不曾有一刻的遗忘！

　　我欣然感到她的那番期待

　　无论她身处什么地方。

　　守望，一直到我们远回到她身旁

　　若晚归，会使她发慌，

　　守望，在天庭之窗，

　　伫立，在天庭的门廊。

1 mocked   

愚弄，嘲弄( mock的过去式和过去分词 )； 使受挫折； 不尊重，蔑视

参考例句：

• Those who mock history will be mocked by history. 嘲弄历史的人必将被历史所嘲弄。
• The river mocked all the enemy's efforts to cross. 敌人作了一切努力还是没能过河。

2 tenderly   

adv.温柔地，亲切地

参考例句：

• She tidied her hair and looked at him tenderly.她梳了梳头发，温柔地看着他。
• The old lady tenderly cherished her dog.老妇人十分爱她的狗。