English Poetry. Katharine Tynan. Nymphs. Кэтрин Тайнен.

Katharine Tynan (Кэтрин Тайнен) Nymphs Where are ye now, O beautiful girls of the mountain, Oreads all ? Nothing at all stirs here save the drip of the fountain; Answers our call Only the heart-glad thrush, in the Vale of Thrushes; Stirs in the brake But the […]

English Poetry. John Keats. Addressed to Haydon. Джон Китс.

John Keats (Джон Китс) Addressed to Haydon High-mindedness, a jealousy for good, A loving-kindness for the great man’s fame, Dwells here and there with people of no name, In noisome alley, and in pathless wood: And where we think the truth least understood, Oft may be found a […]

English Poetry. Robert Burns. Lines under the Picture of Miss Burns. Роберт Бернс. Строки, написанные под портретом мисс Бернс

Robert Burns (Роберт Бернс) Lines under the Picture of Miss Burns Cease, ye prudes, your envious railings, Lovely Burns has charms – confess! True it is that she had one failing: Had a woman ever less? 1787 Перевод на русский язык Строки, написанные под портретом мисс Бернс Оставьте […]

English Poetry. Robert Burns. On James Gracie Dean of Guild for Dumfries. Роберт Бернс. На Джеймса Грейси, городского судью в Дамфризе

Robert Burns (Роберт Бернс) On James Gracie Dean of Guild for Dumfries Gracie, thou art a man of worth, O be thou dean for ever! May he be damned to hell henceforth Who fauts thy weight or measure. 1795 Перевод на русский язык На Джеймса Грейси, городского судью […]

English Poetry. Amy Lowell. Anticipation. Эми Лоуэлл.

Amy Lowell (Эми Лоуэлл) Anticipation I have been temperate always, But I am like to be very drunk With your coming. There have been times I feared to walk down the street Lest I should reel with the wine of you, And jerk against my neighbours As […]

English Poetry. Amy Lowell. The Poet. Эми Лоуэлл.

Amy Lowell (Эми Лоуэлл) The Poet What instinct forces man to journey on, Urged by a longing blind but dominant! Nothing he sees can hold him, nothing daunt His never failing eagerness. The sun Setting in splendour every night has won His vassalage; those towers flamboyant Of […]

English Poetry. Amy Lowell. Before Dawn. Эми Лоуэлл.

Amy Lowell (Эми Лоуэлл) Before Dawn Life! Austere arbiter of each man’s fate, By whom he learns that Nature’s steadfast laws Are as decrees immutable; O pause Your even forward march! Not yet too late Teach me the needed lesson, when to wait Inactive as a ship […]

English Poetry. Amy Lowell. A Gift. Эми Лоуэлл.

Amy Lowell (Эми Лоуэлл) A Gift See! I give myself to you, Beloved! My words are little jars For you to take and put upon a shelf. Their shapes are quaint and beautiful, And they have many pleasant colours and lustres To recommend them. Also the scent […]

English Poetry. Amy Lowell. The Giver of Stars. Эми Лоуэлл.

Amy Lowell (Эми Лоуэлл) The Giver of Stars Hold your soul open for my welcoming. Let the quiet of your spirit bathe me With its clear and rippled coolness, That, loose-limbed and weary, I find rest, Outstretched upon your peace, as on a bed of ivory. Let […]

English Poetry. Amy Lowell. Red Slippers. Эми Лоуэлл.

Amy Lowell (Эми Лоуэлл) Red Slippers Red slippers in a shop-window, and outside in the street, flaws of grey, windy sleet! Amy Lowell’s other poems: The Fool Errant The Cyclists The Paper Windmill To Elizabeth Ward Perkins The Green Bowl 903 To […]

English Poetry. Amy Lowell. The Painted Ceiling. Эми Лоуэлл.

Amy Lowell (Эми Лоуэлл) The Painted Ceiling My Grandpapa lives in a wonderful house With a great many windows and doors, There are stairs that go up, and stairs that go down, And such beautiful, slippery floors. But of all of the rooms, even mother’s and mine, […]

English Poetry. Amy Lowell. To an Early Daffodil. Эми Лоуэлл.

Amy Lowell (Эми Лоуэлл) To an Early Daffodil Thou yellow trumpeter of laggard Spring! Thou herald of rich Summer’s myriad flowers! The climbing sun with new recovered powers Does warm thee into being, through the ring Of rich, brown earth he woos thee, makes thee fling Thy […]

English Poetry. Amy Lowell. The Trout. Эми Лоуэлл.

Amy Lowell (Эми Лоуэлл) The Trout Naughty little speckled trout, Can’t I coax you to come out? Is it such great fun to play In the water every day? Do you pull the Naiads’ hair Hiding in the lilies there? Do you hunt for fishes’ eggs, Or […]

English Poetry. Amy Lowell. Astigmatism. Эми Лоуэлл.

Amy Lowell (Эми Лоуэлл) Astigmatism To Ezra Pound;With much friendship and admiration and some differences of opinion Amy Lowell’s other poems: The Fool Errant The Cyclists The Paper Windmill Francis II, King of Naples To Elizabeth Ward Perkins 927 To the dedicated […]

English Poetry. Amy Lowell. The Foreigner. Эми Лоуэлл.

Amy Lowell (Эми Лоуэлл) The Foreigner Have at you, you Devils! My back’s to this tree, For you’re nothing so nice That the hind-side of me Would escape your assault. Come on now, all three! Here’s a dandified gentleman, Rapier at point, And a wrist which whirls […]

English Poetry. Amy Lowell. The Green Bowl. Эми Лоуэлл.

Amy Lowell (Эми Лоуэлл) The Green Bowl This little bowl is like a mossy pool In a Spring wood, where dogtooth violets grow Nodding in chequered sunshine of the trees; A quiet place, still, with the sound of birds, Where, though unseen, is heard the endless song […]

English Poetry. Amy Lowell. The Matrix. Эми Лоуэлл.

Amy Lowell (Эми Лоуэлл) The Matrix Goaded and harassed in the factory That tears our life up into bits of days Ticked off upon a clock which never stays, Shredding our portion of Eternity, We break away at last, and steal the key Which hides a world […]