Anon. - One Step at a Time 汉译

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  We reach the grandest height;

One stroke at a time, earth’s hidden stores

  Will slowly come to light;

One seed at a time, and the forest grows;

One drop at a time, and the river flows,

  Into the boundless sea

 

One word at a time, and the greatest book

  Is written and is read;

One stone at a time, and the palace rears

  Aloft its stately head;

One blow at a time, and thee’s cleft

  Through,

And a city will stand where the forest grew

  A few short years before.

 

One foe at a time, and be subdued,

  And the conflict will be won;

One grain at a time, and the sands of life

  Will slowly all be run;

One minute, another, the hours thus fly;

One day at a time, and our lives speed by into

eternity!

 

One grain of knowledge, and that well stored,

  Another and more on them;

As time rolls on your mind will shine

  With many a garnered gem

Of thought and wisdom. And time will tell

“One thing at a time, and that done well,”

  Is wisdom’s provern rule.