Lovesong of the Square Root of Negative One

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Lovesong of the Square Root of Negative One
Richard Siken
 
 
l am the wind and the wind is invisible, all the leaves 
 tremble but I am invisible, bloom without flower, knot 
 without rope, song without throat in wingless flight, dark 
 boat in the dark night, pure velocity1. As the hammer is 
 a hammer when it hits the nail, and the nail is a nail when 
 it meets the wood, and the invisible table begins to appear 
 out of mind, pure mind, out of nothing, pure thinking. 
 Through darkness, through silence, a vector, a violence, 
 I labor2, I lumber3, I fumble4 forward through the valley as 
 winter, as water, I mist and frost, flexible and elastic6 to 
 the task. I am the hand that lifts the rock, I am the mind 
 that strings7 the worm and throws the line and feels the tug8,
 the flex5 in the pole, and foot by foot I find the groove, 
 the trace in the thicket9, the key in the lock, as root breaks 
 rock, from seed to flower to fruit to rot, a holy pilgrim 
 moving through the stations of the yardstick10. I track, 
 I follow, I hinge and turn, frictionless11 and efficient as an 
 equals sign. I flip12 and fold, I superimpose, I become 
 location and you veer13 toward me, the eye to which you 
 are relative, magnetized for your revelation. Hook and bait, 
 polestar and checkmate, I am your arrival, there is no 
 refusal, we are here, you see, together, we are already here.

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1 velocity rLYzx     
n.速度，速率
参考例句：
  • Einstein's theory links energy with mass and velocity of light.爱因斯坦的理论把能量同质量和光速联系起来。
  • The velocity of light is about 300000 kilometres per second.光速约为每秒300000公里。
2 labor P9Tzs     
n.劳动，努力，工作，劳工；分娩；vi.劳动，努力，苦干；vt.详细分析；麻烦
参考例句：
  • We are never late in satisfying him for his labor.我们从不延误付给他劳动报酬。
  • He was completely spent after two weeks of hard labor.艰苦劳动两周后，他已经疲惫不堪了。
3 lumber a8Jz6     
n.木材，木料；v.以破旧东西堆满；伐木；笨重移动
参考例句：
  • The truck was sent to carry lumber.卡车被派出去运木材。
  • They slapped together a cabin out of old lumber.他们利用旧木料草草地盖起了一间小屋。
4 fumble P6byh     
vi.笨拙地用手摸、弄、接等，摸索
参考例句：
  • His awkwardness made him fumble with the key.由于尴尬不安，他拿钥匙开锁时显得笨手笨脚。
  • He fumbled his one-handed attempt to light his cigarette.他笨拙地想用一只手点燃香烟。
5 flex Cjwxc     
n.皮线，花线；vt.弯曲或伸展
参考例句：
  • We wound off a couple of yards of wire for a new lamp flex.我们解开几码电线作为新的电灯花线。
  • He gave his biceps a flex to impress the ladies.他收缩他的肱二头肌以吸引那些女士们的目光。
6 elastic Tjbzq     
n.橡皮圈，松紧带；adj.有弹性的；灵活的
参考例句：
  • Rubber is an elastic material.橡胶是一种弹性材料。
  • These regulations are elastic.这些规定是有弹性的。
7 strings nh0zBe     
n.弦
参考例句：
  • He sat on the bed,idly plucking the strings of his guitar.他坐在床上，随意地拨着吉他的弦。
  • She swept her fingers over the strings of the harp.她用手指划过竖琴的琴弦。
8 tug 5KBzo     
v.用力拖(或拉)；苦干；n.拖；苦干；拖船
参考例句：
  • We need to tug the car round to the front.我们需要把那辆车拉到前面。
  • The tug is towing three barges.那只拖船正拖着三只驳船。
9 thicket So0wm     
n.灌木丛，树林
参考例句：
  • A thicket makes good cover for animals to hide in.丛林是动物的良好隐蔽处。
  • We were now at the margin of the thicket.我们现在已经来到了丛林的边缘。
10 yardstick oMEzM     
n.计算标准，尺度；评价标准
参考例句：
  • This is a yardstick for measuring whether a person is really progressive.这是衡量一个人是否真正进步的标准。
  • She was a yardstick against which I could measure my achievements.她是一个我可以用来衡量我的成就的准绳。
11 frictionless tiTxY     
adj.没有摩擦力的
参考例句：
  • The suspension of the mirrors must be very frictionless, but strongly damped. 反射镜的悬挂既要无摩擦，但又要有强阻尼。
  • There is a frictionless hinge at C. C点是无摩擦铰。
12 flip Vjwx6     
vt.快速翻动；轻抛；轻拍；n.轻抛；adj.轻浮的
参考例句：
  • I had a quick flip through the book and it looked very interesting.我很快翻阅了一下那本书，看来似乎很有趣。
  • Let's flip a coin to see who pays the bill.咱们来抛硬币决定谁付钱。
13 veer 5pQyC     
vt.转向，顺时针转，改变；n.转向
参考例句：
  • He is unlikely to veer from his boss's strongly held views.他不可能背离他老板的强硬立场。
  • If you fall asleep while driving,you'll probably veer off the road.假如你开车时打瞌睡，可能会驶离道路。

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