English Poetry. Wilfred Owen. I Know The Music. Уилфред Оуэн.

Wilfred Owen (Уилфред Оуэн) I Know The Music All sounds have been as music to my listening: Pacific lamentations of slow bells, The crunch of boots on blue snow rosy-glistening, Shuffle of autumn leaves; and all farewells: Bugles that sadden all the evening air, And country bells […]

English Poetry. Thomas MacDonagh. Sundown. Томас Макдона.

Thomas MacDonagh (Томас Макдона) Sundown Lilac and green of the sky, Brown of the broken earth, Apple trees whitening high, May and the Summer’s birth. Voices of children and mirth Singing of clouds that are ships, Sure to sail into the firth Where the sun’s anchor now […]

English Poetry. Henry Newbolt. Gillespie. Генри Ньюболт.

Henry Newbolt (Генри Ньюболт) Gillespie Riding at dawn, riding alone, Gillespie left the town behind; Before he turned by the Westward road A horseman crossed him, staggering blind. “The Devil’s abroad in false Vellore, The Devil that stabs by night,” he said, “Women and children, rank and […]

English Poetry. Henry Newbolt. Homeward Bound. Генри Ньюболт.

Henry Newbolt (Генри Ньюболт) Homeward Bound After long labouring in the windy ways, On smooth and shining tides Swiftly the great ship glides, Her storms forgot, her weary watches past; Northward she glides, and through the enchanted haze Faint on the verge her far hope dawns at last. […]

English Poetry. Eleanor Farjeon. Colour-Tones. Элинор Фарджон.

Eleanor Farjeon (Элинор Фарджон) Colour-Tones I A visionary filmy sheen Scarce palpable of silver-green Limns barren furrow and bare branch. One month more, and the welcoming Gates o’ the world will open wide To let the full deep vernal tide Sweep overland, an avalanche Of green, absorbing […]