Our Journey Had Advanced

Our journey had advanced;
Our feet were almost come
To that odd fork in Being's road,
Eternity by term.

Our pace took sudden awe,
Our feet reluctant led.
Before were cities, but between,
The forest of the dead.

Retreat was out of hope,--
Behind, a sealed route,
Eternity's white flag before,
And God at every gate.

Emily Dickinson


旅もとうとうここまで

旅もとうとうここまで。
あと一歩で
存在の分かれ道
文字どおり永遠。

突然畏敬の念で
足は進行を渋る。
前方に都市が、中間に
死者の森。

後退すれば希望は尽き ―
後ろの道は封印され
前には永遠の白き旗
すべての門には神。

エミリー・ディキンソン