"I could not prove the the years had feet"

I could not prove the Years had feet—

Yet confident they run

Am I, from symptoms that are past

And Series that are done—

I find my feet have further Goals—

I smile upon the Aims

That felt so ample—Yesterday—

Today's—have vaster claims—

I do not doubt the self I was

Was competent to me—

But something awkward in the fit—

Proves that—outgrown—I see— 

我无法证明时间有脚

但确信它们健步飞跑

证据是已成为过去的预兆

和已经实现的目标

我发现脚踏上了更远的征程

昨日的标杆看似极高

今日的我付诸一笑

因为我的心儿早已飞越云霄

我承认昨日的我是我自己

这一点确凿无疑

但令人汗颜的差距

见证了化蛹为蝶的奇迹