«I see that this morning your eyes are especially sad; / Especially slender the arms that encircle your calves / Well, listen, far off to the south on the shores of Lake Chad, / There roams the exquisite giraffe. To him have been given harmonious figure and grace, / His hide is embellished w...»
«White on the blue, the sail has gone, / to vanish with the breeze; / what does the sailor seek alone / in far-off seas? His tackle tautens in the stress / of favouring winds astir; / alas, he seeks not happiness, / nor flies from her. The sun is bright above; below, / the ripples cur...»
«Then summer took leave of the platform / and waiting room. Raising his cap, / the storm at night for souvenir / took snap after dazzling snap. The lilac darkened. And the storm / came bounding in from the meadows / with a sheaf of lightning flashes / to light the office windows. And wh...»
«And then summer bid farewell / To the station. Taking off its cap, / Thunder took as a souvenir / A hundred blinding photos of night. A bunch of lilacs grew dim. At that / Moment the thunder, gathering an armful / Of lightning, attempted from the field / To illuminate town hall. And wh...»