Marina Tsvetaeva
- In Praise of the Rich, by David McDuff
- In Praise of the Rich, by Michael Naydan
«Each and every day, I get / One letter, like a bride. / I’m responding to my friend, / Writing late at night: “On my way into the dark, / I’ve stopped in white death’s den. / My dear, — don’t leave an evil mark / On another man.” And a brilliant star gleams / Between tw...»
«An angel of God, who betrothed us / In secrecy, one winter morning, / Keeps his darkened eyes watching over / The life that we live sorrow-free. That is why we love blue skies, / Cool fresh wind, and fragile air, / And the blackening tree branches / High above the cast-iron fences. Tha...»
«Somewhere, without complications, / There’s a world that’s warm and clear... / Across the fence, two, with elation, / Converse and just the bees can hear / The tenderest of conversations. But we live life that’s grand and tough, / And keep the rites of bitter meetings, / When sudd...»
«I don’t think of you often at all / I’m not interested much in your fate, / But the imprint you left on my soul / On our trivial meeting won’t fade. I avoid your red house by design, / Your red house overlooking the water, / But I know I disturb every time / Your sun-pierced peace...»