«I'd root out / bureaucracy / once and for ever. / I have no respect / for formalities. / May every paper / go to the devil / But for this... A courteous official / passes through / The maze of compartments / and halls. / They hand in passports, / And I, / too, / Hand in ...»
«About turn! March! / Away with a talk-show. / Silence, you speakers! / Comrade Mauser, / you / have the floor. / Down with the law which for us / Adam and Eve have left. / We'll ruin the jade of the past. / Left! / Left! / Left! / Hey, bluejackets! / Be gone! / Sail away!...»
«What is your idea of a Parisian woman? / A jeweled beauty with a gemmed hand? / Don't try to fancy! Life is more gloomy! / The Parisian I know is nothing of the kind. / I don't know whether she is old or young, / In a gloss of finery impaired by wear / She works at the toilet of a restau...»
«I startled. Then I saw that it was not a dream. / Nor was it the fancy of a poet. / The "Theodor Nette" turned about to steam / Into the port. / / I have recognized him. He arrived / Wearing round spectacles of safety buoys. / Hello, Nette! I'm so glad that you're alive, / A smoky l...»