诗歌是一种抒情言志的文学体裁。《毛诗-大序》记载：“诗者，志之所之也。在心为志，发言为诗”。南宋严羽《沧浪诗话》云：“诗者，吟咏性情也”。只有一种用言语表达的艺术就是诗歌。以下是人见人爱的小编分享的简单的英文诗歌优秀9篇，希望可以启发、帮助到大家。
Schools apart, day after day,
And I slowly go insane.
But you left without delay,
which was my deep pain.
Since you've broken my heart,
you need not be with me.
Let's say goodbye and depart,
And I'm what I used to be.
Do not say forever;
Do not meet tomorrow.
And I see you never,
I am virtue as snow.
on joy and sorrow
by kahill gilbran
欢乐与忧伤---纪伯伦
then a woman said, “speak to us of joy and sorrow.”
and he answered: your joy is your sorrow unmasked.
and the selfsame well from
which your laughter rises was oftentimes filled with your tears.
一位妇人说：请给我们谈谈欢乐和忧伤。
他回答：你们的欢乐是无法掩饰的忧伤。
你欢笑的泉眼常常也饱含着泪水。
and how else can it be?
the deeper that sorrow carves into your being.
the more joy you can contain.
is not the cup that hold your wine the very cup
that was burned in the potter’s oven?
and is not the lute that soothes your spirit,
the very wood that was hollowed with knives?
除此之外，又当如何？
镌刻在你们身上的忧伤愈深，你们能盛装的欢乐愈多。
斟满了美酒的杯盏，难道不是曾在陶工炉火中锻造的杯盏吗？
when you are joyous, look deep into your heart and
you shall find it is only that which has given
you sorrow that is giving you joy.
when you are sorrowful look again in your heart,
and you shall see that in truth you are weeping for
that which has been your delight.
当你们快乐时，审视自己的内心，
你们会发现曾经的忧伤如今却让你们快乐。
当你们忧伤时，再次审视自己的内心，
你们会发现曾经的快乐如今却让你们流泪。
some of you say, “nay, sorrow is the greater.”
but i say unto you, they are inseparable.
together they come, and when one sits alone with you at your board,
remember that the other is asleep upon your bed.
你们中有些人说：“欢乐胜于忧伤。”
另一些人则说：“不，忧伤更伟大。”
但我要说，他们是相辅相成的。
它们一同降临，当其中一个单独与你同坐时，
记住另一个正在你的床上安歇。
verily you are suspended like scales
between your sorrow and your joy.
only when you are empty are you at standstill and balanced.
when the treasure-keeper lifts you to weigh
his gold and his silver, needs must your
joy or your sorrow rise or fall.
的确，你们就像在忧伤与欢乐之间摇摆不定的天平。
只有当你们彻底空虚时，你们才能平衡稳定。
把你浮沉不定的快乐和悲伤都留给
那用你来称量金银的守财奴吧。
a tear and a smile 眼泪和微笑
by khalil gibran
纪伯伦著 长风译
i would not exchange the sorrows of my heart
for the joys of the multitude.
and i would not have the tears that sadness makes
to flow from my every part turn into laughter.
i would that my life remain a tear and a smile.
我不愿用世俗的欢娱来换取内心的悲戚；
也不愿让我忧伤的眼泪变成浅薄的嬉笑。
我宁愿生活里有眼泪也有微笑。
a tear to purify my heart and give me understanding.
of life's secrets and hidden things.
a smile to draw me nigh to the sons of my kind and
to be a symbol of my glorification of the gods.
眼泪纯净内心，让我明白
生活的奥秘；
微笑带来良友，是我荣耀
上帝的印记。
a tear to unite me with those of broken heart;
a smile to be a sign of my joy in existence.
眼泪使我体会心碎之人的忧伤；
微笑是我快乐生活的模样。
i would rather that i died in yearning and longing than that i live weary and despairing。
与其在绝望和挣扎中苟活，
不如在希翼和盼望中死亡。
i want the hunger for love and beauty to be in the
depths of my spirit,for i have seen those who are
satisfied the most wretched of people.
i have heard the sigh of those in yearning and longing, and it is sweeter than the sweetest melody.
我渴慕爱情，崇尚完美，
因为邪恶使人肮脏污秽。
我听过充满渴望的轻唱，
它胜过世上最美的乐章。
with evening's coming the flower folds her petals
and sleeps, embracing her longing.
at morning's approach she opens her lips to meet
the sun's kiss.
the life of a flower is longing and fulfillment.
a tear and a smile.
夜幕降临，花儿紧锁心房，
拥抱着盼望进入梦乡。
晨曦初露，花儿轻启香唇，
接受太阳的亲吻。
在花儿渴望和满足的生命里，
有眼泪和微笑的哲理。
the waters of the sea become vapor and rise and come
together and area cloud.
and the cloud floats above the hills and valleys
until it meets the gentle breeze, then falls weeping
to the fields and joins with brooks and rivers to return to the sea, its home.
the life of clouds is a parting and a meeting.
a tear and a smile.
大海的水汽蒸发，
汇集成云彩。
它飘过丘陵和山谷，
在和风吹拂下滋生雨露，
雨露飘落大地，汇成小溪和河流，奔回大海，它自己的家乡。
云彩离别和重逢的经历，
有眼泪和微笑的哲理。
and so does the spirit become separated from
the greater spirit to move in the world of matter
and pass as a cloud over the mountain of sorrow
and the plains of joy to meet the breeze of death
and return whence it came.
to the ocean of love and beauty----to god.
人的灵魂如同云彩，
他告别自己的居所来到大千世界，
飘过忧伤的高山，
和喜乐的平原。面对死亡的微风，
他坦然回乡，
那是充满爱和美的海洋，
那是上帝的胸膛。
时间的价值
To realize the value of one year： Ask a student who has failed a final exam.
要想知道一年的价值， 那就去问期末考试不及格的学生。
To realize the value of one month：Ask a mother who has given birth to a premature baby.
要想知道一个月的价值， 那就去问生了早产儿的母亲。
To realize the value of one week： Ask an editor of a weekly newspaper.
要想知道一周的价值， 那就去问周报的编辑。
To realize the value of one hour： Ask the lovers who are waiting to meet.
要想知道一小时的价值， 那就去问等待见面的恋人。
To realize the value of one minute： Ask a person who has missed the train, bus or plane.
要想知道一分钟的价值， 那就去问误了火车、汽车或者飞机的人。
To realize the value of one second： Ask a person who has survived an accident.
要想知道一秒钟的价值， 那就去问大难不死的人。
To realize the value of one millisecond： Ask the person who has won a silver medal in the Olympics.
要想知道一毫秒的价值， 那就去问奥运会获得银牌的人。
Time waits for no one. Treasure every moment you have.
时间不等人， 你拥有的每一刻都要珍惜。
a valediction: forbidding mourning
别离辞：莫悲伤
as virtuous men pass mildly away 正如贤人安然辞世
and whisper to their souls to go 轻声呼唤灵魂离去
whilst some of their sad friends do say 悲伤的有人或伤逝
"now his breath goes," and some say "no" 叹其气绝魂离，亦又说不然
so let me melt, and make no noise 就让我们悄然别离，不要喧哗
no tear-floods, nor sigh-tempests move 不要泪涌如潮，不要凄声叹息
they were profanation of our joys 那是对我们欢乐的亵渎
to tell the laity of our love 向俗人宣示我们的爱
moving of the earth brings harms and fears 地动带来伤害与恐惧
men reckon what it did, and meant 人们推其为断其义
but trepidation of the spheres 而天体运转震动， 威力虽大
though greater far, is innocent 却对什么都没损伤
dull sublunary lovers' love 乏味的烦情俗爱
-whose soul is sense- cannot admit 建立在感官之上，无法承受
of absense, 'cause it doth remove 别离，因为别离
the things which elemented it 使爱的根基破碎支离
but we by a love so much refined 但我和你拥有如此纯洁的爱
though ourselves know not what it is 连我们都无法理解
inter-assured of the mind 心心相印、相许
careless，eyes,lips and hands to miss 岂在乎眼、唇和手的交融
our two souls therefore, which are one 我们俩的灵魂合而为一
tought i must go, endure not yet 我纵须远离
a breach, but an expansion 非违爱诺，实是延展
like gold aery thinness beat 宛若黄金锤炼成轻飘韧箔
if there be two, they are two so 若我们的灵魂一分为二
as stiff twin compasses are two 应如坚定的圆规般
thy suol, the fied foot, makes no show 你的心灵是定脚，坚守不移
to move, but doth, if the other do 但另一只脚起步，你便随之旋转
and though it in the centre sit 尽管一直端坐中央
yet, when the other far doth roam 但当另一只脚四周漫游
it leans, and hearkens after it 它亦会侧身，细听周详
and grows erect, when that comes home 待它归来，便挺直如旧
such wilt thou be to me, who must 这便是你之于我，我一直
like the other foot, obliquely run 如同那另一只脚，侧身转圈
thy firmness makes my circle just 你的坚贞使我的轨迹浑圆
and makes me end where it begun 也让我的漫游在起跑线终止
仰望星空
I look up at the starry sky
温总理 仲文夫(ZZIA)（翻译）
我仰望星空，
它是那样寥廓而深邃；
那无穷的真理，
让我苦苦地求索、追随。
I look up at the starry sky
Which is so deep and vast.
The never-ending truth
Makes me struggle to follow and quest it.
我仰望星空，
它是那样庄严而圣洁；
那凛然的正义，
让我充满热爱、感到敬畏。
I look up at the starry sky
Which is so solemn, holy and pure.
The severe and awe-inspiring justice
Makes me filled with deep love and in awe of it.
我仰望星空，
它是那样自由而宁静；
那博大的胸怀，
让我的心灵栖息、依偎。
I look up at the starry sky
Which is so free and serene.
The broad bosom
Provides the place where where my soul rests and nestles to.
我仰望星空，
它是那样壮丽而光辉；
那永恒的炽热，
让我心中燃起希望的烈焰、响起春雷。
I look up at the starry sky
Which is so marvelous and glorious.
The eternal blaze
Kindles the flame of hope in my heart, which resounds with spring thunder.
注释：
awe-inspiring 令人起敬畏心的；令人惊叹的
bosom 胸；怀
resound 发出回响；充满声音（+with）
PS：《仰望星空》是2007年温家宝创作的一首诗，题记中提及温家宝在同济大学演讲的一段话：一个民族有一些关注天空的人，他们才有希望；一个民族只是关心脚下的事情，那是没有未来的。我们的民族是大有希望的民族！我希望同学们经常地仰望天空，学会做人，学会思考，学会知识和技能，做一个关心世界和国家命运的人。
counsel to girls 给少女们的忠告
by robert herrick
gather ye rose-buds while ye may,
old times is still a-flying:
and this same flower that smiles to-day,
to-morrow will be dying.
可以采花的时机，别错过，
时光老人在飞驰：
今天还在微笑的花朵
明天就会枯死。
the glorious lamp of heaven, the sun,
the higher he's a-getting
the sooner will his race be run,
and nearer he's to setting.
太阳，那盏天上的华灯，
向上攀登得越高，
路程的终点就会越临近，
剩余的时光也越少。
that age is best which is the first,
when youth and blood are warmer;
but being spend, the worse, and worst
times, still succeed the former.
青春的年华是最最美好的，
血气方刚，多热情；
过了青年，那越来越不妙的
年月会陆续来临。
then be not coy, but use your time;
and while ye may, go marry:
for having lost but once your prime,
you may for ever tarry.
那么，别怕羞，抓住机缘，
你们该及时结婚；
你一旦错过了少年，
会成千古恨。
Forget about the days when it's been cloudy.
But don't forget your hours in the sun.
Forget about the times you have been defeated.
But don't forget the victories you have won.
Forget about the misfortunes you have encountered.
But don't forget the times your luck has turned.
Forget about the days when you have been lonely.
But don't forget the friendly smiles you have seen.
Forget about the plans that didn't seem to work out right.
But don't forget to always have a dream.
忘掉你失意的日子，但不要忘记黄金的时光。
忘掉你的一次次失败，但不要忘记你夺取的胜利。
忘掉你遭遇的不幸，但不要忘记你的时来运转。
忘掉你的孤独日子，但不要忘记你得到的友善微笑。
忘掉你没有得以顺利实施的计划，但不要放弃你的梦想。
Try to Remember the Good Things 回忆美好
When times become difficult (and you know they sometimes will)， remember a moment in your life that was filled with joy and happiness. Remember how it made you feel, and you will have the strength you need to get through any trial.
当你身陷困境的时候（你有时会），回想你生命中快乐和幸福的时刻。回想它是如何使你快乐，你便有了走出困境的勇气。
When life throws you one more obstacle than you think you can handle, remember something you achieved through perseverance and by struggling to the end. In doing so, you'll find you have the ability to overcome each obstacle brought your way.
当面对重重困难，你感觉举步维艰的时候，回想你以前是如何坚持到底战胜困难的最后时刻的。这样，你就会发现你有能力克服每个障碍。
When you find yourself drained and depleted of energy, remember to find a place of sanctuary and rest.
当你觉得精疲力尽的时候，暂时离开，让自己稍作休息。
Take the necessary time in your own life to dream your dreams and renew your energy, so you'll be ready to face each new day.
从你的生活中多抽出点时间去梦想，重振你的精力，你会完全准备好又去迎接新的一天。
When you feel tension building, find something fun to do. You'll find that the stress you feel will dissipate and your thoughts will become clearer.
当你感觉到紧张的压力，做一些有乐趣的事吧。你会发现压力在渐渐消逝，你的想法也渐渐明朗了。
When you're faced with so many negative and draining situations, realize how minuscule problems will seem when you view your life as a whole--and remember the positive things.
当你面对重重困难的时候，要意识到相对于你的整个生命，这些难题其实是微不足道的，请铭记你生命中美好的东西。