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有爱的心永无寒霜
KeepWalkinginSunshine
佚名Anonymous
&ormshadtakeollontheoldwindmill。Itswheel,rustedandfallen,laysilentinthelushbluegrass。Itsoedsilhouettewasnowatallmotiohetwilightsun。
Ihadn’twalkedacrossouroldfarminfifteethesensationscamefloodingbaellthefreshnessofnewmownalfalfa。Icouldfeelthepingoftheierrain,andthesuhoshoulderswhenitreappearedafterabriskJulythuorm。
RainorshioatheachdaytoseeGreta。Shealwaysmademesmile,evenafterSisandIhadjusthadabigsquabble。IwouldhelpGretawithherchores。Thenwewouldvisiteneroushelpingofherdeliadechocolatedicecream。Beioawheel’tstopGretafrombeingafabulouscook。
&agavemetwoiftsI’veeverreceived。First,shetaughtmehowtoread。ShealsotaughtmethatwhenIfavesisforoursquabbles,itmeantIwouldn’tkeepfeeliim。Instead,Iwouldfeelsunny。
Mr。Dinking,theloker,triedtoforeGreta’shouseandlandafterherhusbahankstoPaandUn,Gretagottokeepeverything。Pasaidthatitwastheleastheeoedenoughtoteachmetoread!
SoonffrommilesaroundtobuyGreta’shomemadecakes,pies,breads,cookies,dicek,thegroan,cameeachweektostockhisshelvesandbriasupplies。
&aeveakeabigapplepietwhobeeofherbestersa’sjusthowGretawas。Sheaoafriend!
&aalwayssaid“Dear,keepwalkingiterhowterriblemydaystarted,Ialwaysfeltsunnywalkinghreta’shouse-evehewiarlight。
IarrivedatGreta’shousetodayjustaftersu。Anambulaoppedafewfeetfromherdoor,it’sredlightsflashing。WhenIranintotheoldha
Shesmiledatmewithheruwinklingblueeyes。Shewasalmostoutofbreathwheandsoftlytouchedmyarm。Herlastwordstomewalkinginsunshine!”
I’msurethatGretaiswalkiestsunshineshe’severseen。And,I’msurethatsheheardeverywordIreadathermemorialservice。
IchoseabeautifulversebyLeoBuscaglia。It’soGretataughtmetoreadmanyyearsago。。。
Loveevergrowold。Locksmaylosetheirbrownandgold。Cheeksmayfadeandhollowgrow。Buttheheartsthatloveinter’sfrostandchill,summer’swarmthisiill。
岁月在古老的风车上留下了沧桑的印记。锈迹斑斑的车轮静卧在繁茂的草丛中。曾经生机勃勃的风车,在落日余晖的映照下犹如高耸的尖塔,了无生趣。
我已有15年未光顾我的农场了。然而,曾经的感觉还是涌上心头。我仍可以闻到新割的苜蓿的清香,仍可以感觉到冰冷的夏雨敲打着万物,还有那七月的暴风雨过后,阳光猛然照射在我淋湿的肩头的暖意。
不管是晴天还是雨天,我曾天天走过小径去探望葛丽塔姐姐。即使我和姐姐刚刚大吵一架后,她也能使我开怀而笑。我会帮葛丽塔做些家务。我们会畅快地品尝她自制的巧克力曲奇饼和冰淇淋。坐着轮椅并不妨碍她成为一名出色的厨师。