The Wish

Mary Gilmore 陳濤

I ask nor wealth， nor length of days，

Nor pride， nor power， nor worldly praise;

But just a little quiet place

Where a friend may come，

Laying his hand on the door

As though it were home.

【詩歌大意】

我不乞求財富，不奢望長壽，不向往榮耀，不追求權力，也不需要世俗的贊揚。我只希望得到一小塊安寧之地，能使朋友來時感到賓至如歸。