第3章 如花的托斯卡纳FloweryTuscany2(第1页)
第3章如花的托斯卡纳FloweryTusy(2)
Thedaisiesareouttoo,iheytoored-mouthed。ThefirstandhaasMar,thedwihtlittlethitons,together。Thatmeanssummerisnearlyhere。
Ihereareoddyellowtulips,slender,spikyaheyareverylouttheirdulledyellowinslimspikes。Buttheytoosoonlean,expahemselves,andaregonelikeanillusion。
Aulipsaregohereisamoment’spause,beforesummer。Summeristhemove。
IowardstheendofApril,whentheflowersseemtohesitate,theleavesmakeuptheirmindstoeout。Forsometime,attheveryendshsoffigtrees,spurtsreenhavebeenburleguesofgreenfirevividoipsofthedelabrum。sofgree,aaketheshapeofhands,feelingfortheairofsummer。Andtinygreehem,likeglaofagoat。
Noensonthehillareallremarkablewiththetramembranesofblood-veiheyaregold-brown,butumhinwingsbatswhenlikebirds-callthembirds-theywheelincloudsagaiingsun,andthesunglhthestretchedmembraheirwings,asthroughthiaihisistheredsapofsummer,ofautumn。
&reeissomethimoresturdy。ril,theisstillwhite,butassingaway:itislatethisyear,andtheleavesaregthidsoftlytheirdarkblood-filledglow。Itisqueeraboutfruittreesinthisdistrict。Thepearandthepeachwereouttogether。Butreeisalovelythiessofnewandglossygreen,vividwithatenderfullnessofapple-greenleaves,gleamingamohergreenofthelahehalf-highwheat,emerald,andthegreyolive,half-ihebrowhedarkcypress,theblackoftheevergreenoftheheavygreenpuffsofthestoheflimsygreenofsmallpeadalmourdyyounggree。Somanygreens,allinflakesailtedtablesandroundshouldersandplumesandshagglesanduprisenbushes,ofgreeimesblindinglybrilliantatevehelandscapelooksasifitwereonfirefromihgreennessandwithgold。
Ihescrub-oakisonlyjustinguhepiheirholdoheyarewintrythiChristmas,theirheavygreencloudsarerichlybeautiful。Whenthecypressesrisetheirtallandnakedbodiesreen,andtheosiersarevividred-e,oillblueair,andthelahen,inmid-wihelahemostbeautifulincwithcolour。
Notthatthisweekisflowerless。Buttheflowersarealittlelohihere:theearlypurpleorchid,ruddyandverymuchalive,youeacrossoally,thelegroupsofbee-orchids,withtheirraggeddiffereheirappearaherearethehugebud-spikesofthestout,thickflpinkebudslikefatearsofleaalreadyoddgrai-earareopen,andoutsthedelikragoffloweret。Alsothereareverylovelyand-cloutedorchidswithbrownspotsontheloelip。Thesegrowipladhaveexotiderspikes,veryrare-seeming。Anotherorchidisalittle,prettyyellowone。
ByMay,thenightingalewillsinganunbrokenso,barelyaudibleTuscuckoowillbealittlemoreaudible。Thenthelovelypale-lilaciriseswilleoutinalltheirshabuender,proud,spikybloom,tilltheairwillgleamwithmauve,aallinesswillbeeverywhere。
Therewillbetuftsofiriseseveryproudaherladiolusismihedthelove-iopensblue:inMayaheiscut。ButasyetisherMayheendofApril,thepausebetweenspringahenightingalesingihebean-flinthebeahebean-perfumepassingwithsprilebirdshattheheolivespruhevioflateploughimuchworktohand,now,notuntilthepeasarereadytopiothertwoweeksorso。
Sothege,theendlessandrapidthesunnytries,thegeseemsmorevivid,aethaniries。Iries,thereisagreyordarkpermanency,overwhosesurfacepassesgeephemeral,leavingnorealmark。
Butinthesunnytries,geistherealityandpermaifidaprisohehephenomenalworldisessentiallytragical,becauseitistemporalaoexist。Itsveryexistenceimpliesgtoexist,andthisistherootofthefeelingedy。
Buttothesoutherhesunissodominantthatshadow,ordark,isoive:merelytheresultofsomethiweehesun。
Inthehumahingthatisalwaysthereistheshiningsun,anddarkshadowisaervention。
Formypart,ifthesunalwaysshines,andalwayswillshieofmillionsofcloudsofwords。Inthesuhissunny。Andthereishesunshine。
ThatisidgeoftheTusgisutterlyfree,forme,ofaragedy。Thesunalwaysshiisourfaultifwedon’tthinkso。