The world is splattered by sunlight,
Sparkling with festive luster.
Leaving
the morning darkness
behind,
People stand blinded,
And blink, adjusting.
Any move now is an effort —
don’t try!
The city has halted,
by brightness smitten
At the front doors, half-awake
it lies
Squinting at light
like a coddled kitten.
Солнцем обрызган целый мир,
Празднично блещет улица.
После
утренней тьмы
квартир
Люди стоят
и щурятся.
Сдвинься, попробуй, —
не хватит сил,
И у подъездов,
спросонок,
Город большой на мгновенье
застыл,
Зажмурившись,
как котенок.
«Streets were empty, it was just another / Boring night! / Why were you so innocent, and rather / Filled with pride? / / Drops of soaking darkness falling down... / I will rise, / And I'll throw a challenge, with a frown, / To th...»
«Worlds, years go by. The universe is bare. / Its eyes of gloom are staring at us. / And you, my soul, worn-out, unaware, / Hold forth that happiness will come to pass... / / And what is happiness? The chilly evenings / In darkening gardens, god-forsaken wood? / Or vicious taste of w...»
«Oh no! You cannot disenchant my heart / With flatter, beauty, or appreciation. / I'll be a stranger, someone far apart, / A ghost, devoid of life, in your imagination. / / You'll go away. And you will kiss devoutly / A snow-white shroud, and by candle lights / You'll dream and fa...»
«One day in foggy October / I walked recollecting a song, / (The instance of kissing all over! / Caresses that cannot be wrong!) / At last in the foggy October / There came the forgotten song. / / I dreamed I was young and not worried, / And you were as live as a bloom... / ...»