Spring Thaw 春天的融化
<p><span word="Every">Every</span> <span word="April">April</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="ambeset">ambeset</span> <span word="by">by</span>（困扰）<span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="concern">concern</span>-<span word="that">that</span> <span word="spring">spring</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="occur">occur</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="landscape">landscape</span> <span word="looksforsaken">looksforsaken</span>（被抛弃的）, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="hills">hills</span>, <span word="sky">sky</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="forest">forest</span> <span word="forming">forming</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="single">single</span> <span word="gray">gray</span> <span word="meld">meld</span>, <span word="like">like</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wash">wash</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="artist">artist</span> <span word="paints">paints</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="acanvas">acanvas</span>（帆布）<span word="before">before</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="masterwork">masterwork</span>. <span word="My">My</span> <span word="spirits">spirits</span> <span word="ebb">ebb</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="April">April</span> <span word="snowfall">snowfall</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Maine">Maine</span> 15 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>. "<span word="Just">Just</span> <span word="wait">wait</span>," <span word="a">a</span> <span word="neithbor">neithbor</span> <span word="counseled">counseled</span>. "<span word="You">You</span>'<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="wake">wake</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="morning">morning</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="spring">spring</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="here">here</span>."</p><p><span word="Andlo">Andlo</span>, <span word="on">on</span> <span word="May">May</span> 3 <span word="that">that</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="awoke">awoke</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="green">green</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="startling">startling</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="electric">electric</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="spring">spring</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="simply">simply</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="matter">matter</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="flipping">flipping</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="switch">switch</span>. <span word="Hills">Hills</span>, <span word="sky">sky</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="forest">forest</span> <span word="revealed">revealed</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="purples">purples</span>, <span word="blues">blues</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="green">green</span>. <span word="Leaves">Leaves</span> <span word="hadunfurled">hadunfurled</span>（展开）, <span word="goldfinches">goldfinches</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="arrived">arrived</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="feeder">feeder</span> <span word="anddaffodils">anddaffodils</span>（水仙花）<span word="were">were</span> <span word="fighting">fighting</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="heavenward">heavenward</span>.</p><p><span word="Then">Then</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="apple">apple</span> <span word="tree">tree</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="sits">sits</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="undeveloped">undeveloped</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="neighborhood">neighborhood</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="belongs">belongs</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="therefore">therefore</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="everyone">everyone</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="tree">tree</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="dark">dark</span> <span word="twisted">twisted</span> <span word="branches">branches</span> <span word="sprawl">sprawl</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="unpruned">unpruned</span> <span word="abandon">abandon</span>. <span word="Each">Each</span> <span word="spring">spring</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="blossoms">blossoms</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="profusely">profusely</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="air">air</span> <span word="becomes">becomes</span> <span word="saturated">saturated</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="aroma">aroma</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="apple">apple</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="drive">drive</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="windows">windows</span> <span word="rolled">rolled</span> <span word="down">down</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="gives">gives</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="feeling">feeling</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="moving">moving</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="element">element</span>, <span word="like">like</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="kid">kid</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="slide">slide</span>.</p><p><span word="Until">Until</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="aware">aware</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="tree">tree</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="day">day</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fit">fit</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="spring">spring</span> <span word="madness">madness</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="pruner">pruner</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="lopper">lopper</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="remove">remove</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="errant">errant</span> <span word="branches">branches</span>. <span word="No">No</span> <span word="sooner">sooner</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="arrived">arrived</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="boughs">boughs</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="neighbors">neighbors</span> <span word="opened">opened</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="windows">windows</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="stepped">stepped</span> <span word="onto">onto</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="porches">porches</span>. <span word="These">These</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="barely">barely</span> <span word="knew">knew</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="seldom">seldom</span> <span word="spoke">spoke</span> <span word="to">to</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="comeunbidden">comeunbidden</span>（未受邀请的）<span word="into">into</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="personal">personal</span> <span word="gardens">gardens</span>.</p>
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