Marina Tsvetaeva
I do not lack you already...

I do not lack you already,
Dear, — and it’s not because of
Your delay in writing me.

And it’s not because the letter —
Written with a sorrowfulness —
You will wade through with a laugh.

(What was written quite alone –
Only to you! — the first time! —
You’ll assisted be to grasp).

And it’s not because the ringlets
Will be touching cheeks — I’m also
An able reader side by side! —

And it’s not because together
You, the two, above first letters
Will be bending with a sigh.

And it’s not because the eyelids
Turn to close, for the writing, —
Verses, all above, — is hard!

Not, my buddy! — It is lighter,
It is more than a displeasure:

I do not lack you already —
For and due to — for and due to —
I do not lack you already!

Translated by Vyacheslav Chistyakov