英国当代诗人罗杰·麦克高夫写了一首《40-爱》的短诗,题目可以译成“40岁的爱情”。诗人将诗排列成对称的两行,甚至将一些单词拆开,来实现左右对称和平衡;中间一道竖线,营造网球场的视觉形象,同时也映照夫妻间感情上的距离。夫妻二人分站球网的两侧,他们轮流发球,各司其职。而每个词或音节则象征球落地一次。诗的标题具有双关性,“40—love”可理解为网球比赛的 British contemporary poet Roger McGowan wrote a short poem “40-Love”, the title can be translated as “40-year-old love ”. The poet arranges the poems into two lines of symmetry, and even disassembles some of the words to achieve bilateral symmetry and balance. A vertical line in the middle creates a visual image of the tennis court and reflects the emotional distance between husband and wife. Two couples sub-station net on both sides of the ball, they serve turns, each doing its part. Each word or syllable is a symbol of the ball landing time. The title of the poem has the pun, “40-love” can be understood as a tennis match