Virginia Woolf: "Cahaya menerpa pohon-pohon di taman, membuat satu dau...

"Cahaya menerpa pohon-pohon di taman, membuat satu daun transparan dan kemudian yang lain. Satu burung berkicau tinggi-tinggi; ada jeda; yang lain berkicau di bawah. Matahari menajamkan dinding rumah, dan beristirahat seperti ujung kipas di atas tirai putih dan membuat sidik jari bayangan di bawah daun dekat jendela kamar tidur. Si buta sedikit bergerak, tetapi semua di dalamnya redup dan tidak penting. Burung-burung menyanyikan melodi kosong mereka di luar."

--- Virginia Woolf

Versi Bahasa Inggris

The light struck upon the trees in the garden, making one leaf transparent and then another. One bird chirped high up; there was a pause; another chirped lower down. The sun sharpended the walls of the house, and rested like the tip of a fan upon a white blind and made a fingerprint of a shadow under the leaf by the bedroom window. The blind stirred slightly, but all within was dim and unsubstantial. The birds sang their blank melody outside.