头脑，比天空更宽阔——
因为，将他们并排摆放——
一个能包容另一个
轻而易举，还能容纳你——
头脑比海洋更深邃——
因为，将他们对比，蓝对蓝——
一个能吸收另一个——
像海绵吸干桶中的水——
头脑与上帝分量同等——
因为，将他们称量，以磅计算——
假如差别存在的话，他们——
像音节异于声音——
The Brain—is wider than the Sky—
For—put them side by side—
The one the other will contain
With ease—and You—beside—
The Brain is deeper than the sea—
For—hold them—Blue to Blue—
The one the other will absorb—
As Sponges—Buckets—do—
The Brain is just the weight of God—
For—Heft them—Pound for Pound—
And they will differ—if they do—
As Syllable from Sound—