Georgy Ivanov
- People, by Daniel Weissbort
(People? What do I care about people?..) - What about people? What do I need them for?.., by Ian Probstein
«I know your face so well, my fair, / It feels like you have lived with me. / At home, at parties, — everywhere / Your dainty look is what I see. / / Your footsteps follow me wherever / I go or happen to be in. / Somebody chases me as ever / Isn"t it you, — the one I mean? / ...»
«Turning red, temple stairs are fading. / Did you tell me you'd keep the date? / At the entrance to eventide praying / I have opened my heart. I will wait. / / I don't know my intent and desire. / I may die of relief and delight. / All aflame in the evening fire, / I will bring ...»
«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...»