The Battlefield
They dropped like flakes1, they dropped like stars,Like petals2 from a rose,When suddenly across the JuneA wind with fingers goes.
They perished in the seamless grass, –No eye could find the place;But God on his repealless listCan summon every face.
战场
他们雪片般落下,他们流星般落下,象一朵玫瑰花的花瓣纷纷落下,当风的手指忽然间穿划过六月初夏。
在眼睛不能发现的地方,–他们凋零于不透缝隙的草丛;但上帝摊开他无赦的名单依然能传唤每一副面孔。

1 flakes

小薄片( flake的名词复数 ); (尤指)碎片; 雪花; 古怪的人

参考例句:

It’s snowing in great flakes. 天下着鹅毛大雪。 It is snowing in great flakes. 正值大雪纷飞。

2 petals

n.花瓣( petal的名词复数 )

参考例句:

white petals tinged with blue 略带蓝色的白花瓣 The petals of many flowers expand in the sunshine. 许多花瓣在阳光下开放。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》