The law of the seesaw argues
that your shoes will be loose or tight,
that the hours will be day or night,
and the ruler of earth the rhinoceros
or us.
Закон качелей велит
Иметь обувь то широкую, то узкую.
Времени то ночью, то днем,
А владыками земли быть то носорогу, то человеку.
«Expecting concerns unfamiliar, / But ready to take them in, / I came back as a new civilian / In my combat boots from Berlin. I looked about me: / The snow-covered banks. / White clouds in spacious skies. / And women folding to their breasts / Bars of milk frozen in ice. They tottere...»
«No white birches or wild ashes — / Used to warm the smoky huts. / Here are jewels- lustrous, precious / Pearls and rubies in fine cuts. Viewing the Armory’s possessions / All of a sudden, from afar / My eyes caught my own reflection / In the mirror of the czar. I stood there in awe...»
«When a new design is just a vision, / Then begins the duel of Heart and Reason. Sometimes, Reason wins in this debate: / it is down to earth and thinking straight. Her ideas are practical, and hence / Reason is the winner, in a sense… Yet, our Heart will not give up, untamed / For its f...»
«Early morning in the city. Semi-darkness; semi-light. / First, the sunrays touch the rooftops, then the walls come into sight. / From a little square window, suddenly the light breaks in / With the sounds of piano music. Now a movie will begin. And the world will come to motion; it will spin,...»