Blizzard wails past my window,
Covers my porch with mounds of snow.
Diddle time away, cast shadows —
From the wedding ring I wore.
My old cat makes new discovery —
Chairs don’t purr. So he is still.
Blind blizzard in old livery —
Icy staff raps like a bill.
Winter nights! Am I possessed by you?
In your orbs I’m scared to glance...
Teddy bear hangs his head askew —
Velvet son who shares my trance.
За окном гудит метелица,
Снег взметает на крыльцо.
Я играю — от бездельица —
В обручальное кольцо.
Старый кот, по стульям лазая,
Выгнул спину и молчит.
За стеной метель безглазая
Льдяным посохом стучит.
Ночи зимние! Кликуши вы,
В очи вам боюсь взглянуть:
Медвежонок, сын мой плюшевый,
Свесил голову на грудь.
«Not the snake fangs, but the stinging / Heartache emptied out my veins. / A quiet girl, I call love, singing / Birdlike in the whitened plains. The other road closed long ago, / My prince — in a fortress, up high, / Will I betray him? — I don’t know! / But my life on this earth i...»
«Muse-sister gazed at me pensively, / Her clear bright eyes didn’t blink, / And snatched the gold ring from me, / The very first gift of spring. / Muse! you see, how happy they feel – / Young ladies, widows, and wives… / I would much rather die on the wheel / Than to be in these f...»
«I She longs for the forgotten moment / Of the springtime dream so sweet, / Like Perrette pines for the golden / Pitcher shattered at her feet... She’s collected all the pieces, / But could not assemble them... / “If you only knew, Alisa, / Just how bored of life I am! I won’t ea...»
«The moon illuminates the eaves, / And skims the crests of waves at night… / The chilly hands of the marquise / Are fragrant, delicate and light. “O Prince! — she curtsies and exhales, — / “In quadrille, you’re the vis-à-vis,” — / The mask conceals her turning pale / Fro...»