«You will forget your feast and / your loss, your joys and sorrows / the minute as the moon-disk / its track of travel follows, / the minute as the owl’s / shade comes into your view, / the minute as the cricket's / romance engrosses you. You let the fading beauty / stand at the do...»
«Artists, dip you badges brushes in the visage / of the bustling Moscow yards and sunrise glaze. / so that brushes might resemble autumn leafage, / whirling leaves that fall / to mark November days. Dip your brushes by the city's old t...»
«Get up early / when the birds begin to clamour, / when the caretakers turn up in the yards. / You will see the happy drummer / yes, you'll see the happy drummer / take his drum and maple drumsticks in his hands. There will be anoth...»
«My good old naughty organ, / The sound you make is sweet. / My good old naughty organ, / I wonder where you lead. / I'm plodding hardly able / to move ahead an inch. / How can I reach my aim when / the shoes I'm wearing pinch? I'm working, I'm freelancing. / A steady job it is! / ...»