Friendship by Benjamin A. Wellman
友谊--本杰明·威尔曼

Is a friendship like a candle
友谊像一根蜡烛
Slowly melting away unnoticed
默默地燃烧
Only burning as long as the wick is willing to carry us
直到烛焰淹没进烛油
Until the flame meets its end in the hot wax
直到烛芯筋疲力尽
Or is a friendship a circle
或是像一个完美的圆环
Never ending. Never dying. Perfect.
不停旋转，不停旋转。完美至极。

No, no a friendship must not be like a circle
不，友谊不能像个圆圈
For a circle has no flaws
圆无破绽
Continually going round. Never a dent.
不断绕圈。没有凹陷。
So what is a formidable comparison. Are there none?
到底有没有这么个比喻。难道没有吗？
Is friendship really so different as to have no competition
友谊是否真的如此特殊，无可比肩
No, friendship is like no other with nothing to compare to
还真是没得比。