Today has not yet come,
And yesterday has melted.
The morning's face is wan:
An actress with no make-up.
Her eyelids puffed, the dawn
Is creeping, nude and moody,
And with a weary yawn
Sinks into daily duties...
Wise mornings have no haste:
The day is barely shaping,
While, sulky and unshaven,
You watch it in the making
And hear its easy pace.
Вчерашний день погас,
А нынешний не начат,
И утро, без прикрас,
Актрисою заплачет.
Без грима, нагишом,
Приходит утром утро,
А далее - в мешок -
Забот, зевот... И мудро
Что утро настает,
И день не обозначен,
И ты небрит и мрачен.
Светлеет. День не начат,
Но он пешком идет.
«No, I can’t ever forget / your child’s mouth, your girl’s glance, / bold — I dream of you, / I speak, I think of you — always — like rhythm. I feel vast oceans / heaving as the moon yaws, / and whole galaxies, burning, / swinging as they have always swung, will always swing....»
«Being drawn into earthly passions, / I vision as from gloom to light / Once, dressed in black, Dark Angel rushes / To cry: "Salvation is a lie!" Yet, unassuming and lighthearted, / Delightful as a noble deed, / Comes angel from the white department / To add that hope is true indeed.»
«To Vl. Motyl As a child, I was convinced / that from all conditions / Potion of the Danish Prince / is the most efficient. / And that faith is burning since / brighter every year... / Potion of the Danish Prince / Savor, cavalier! Potion of this Prince or King / is as sweet as cand...»
«They're yet to be fitted, your veil and your gown, / And chanters to bless us for life, / But hurries time — dare-driver renowned! — / And horses are eager to fly. If only the ding-bells were angels safeguarding, / The sleigh were by tracks to abide! / Two buddies forever, devotion an...»