English Poetry. Emily Jane Brontë. Faith and Despondency. Эмили Бронте.
Emily Jane Brontë (Эмили Бронте) Faith and Despondency The winter wind is loud and wild, Come close to me, my darling child; Forsake thy books, and mateless play; And, while the night is gathering grey, We’ll talk its pensive hours away;– ‘Ierne, round our sheltered hall November’s […]
English Poetry. Duncan Campbell Scott. Permanence. Дункан Кэмпбелл Скотт.
Duncan Campbell Scott (Дункан Кэмпбелл Скотт) Permanence Set within a desert lone, Circled by an arid sea, Stands a figure carved in stone, Where a fountain used to be. Two abraded, pleading hands Held below a shapeless mouth, Human-like the fragment stands, Tortured by perpetual drouth. […]
English Poetry. Duncan Campbell Scott. Avis. Дункан Кэмпбелл Скотт.
Duncan Campbell Scott (Дункан Кэмпбелл Скотт) Avis With a golden rolling sound Booming came a bell, From the aery in the tower Eagles fell; So with regal wings Hurled, and gleaming sound and power, Sprang the fatal spell. Ten a storm of burnished doves […]
English Poetry. Duncan Campbell Scott. Angelus. Дункан Кэмпбелл Скотт.
Duncan Campbell Scott (Дункан Кэмпбелл Скотт) Angelus A deep bell that links the downs To the drowsy air; Every loop of sound that swoons, Finds a circle fair, Whereon it doth rest and fade; Every stroke that dins is laid Like a node, Spinning out the quivering, fine, […]
English Poetry. Robert Burns. On Wm. Graham, Esq., of Mossknowe. Роберт Бернс. Эпиграмма на Уильяма Грэхема из Мосскноу, эсквайра
Robert Burns (Роберт Бернс) On Wm. Graham, Esq., of Mossknowe “Stop thief!” dame Nature call’d to Death, As Willy drew his latest breath; How shall I make a fool again? My choicest model thou hast ta’en. 1794 Перевод на русский язык Эпиграмма на Уильяма Грэхема из Мосскноу, эсквайра […]
English Poetry. Robert Burns. Lines Written on a Tumbler. Роберт Бернс. Стихи, начертанные на бокале
Robert Burns (Роберт Бернс) Lines Written on a Tumbler You’re welcome, Willie Stewart; You’re welcome, Willie Stewart; There’s ne’er a flower that blooms in May, That’s half sae welcome’s thou art. Come, bumpers high, express your joy, The bowl we maun renew it; The tappit-hen, gae bring […]
English Poetry. Katherine Mansfield. The Meeting. Кэтрин Мэнсфилд.
Katherine Mansfield (Кэтрин Мэнсфилд) The Meeting We started speaking, Looked at each other, then turned away. The tears kept rising to my eyes. But I could not weep. I wanted to take your hand But my hand trembled. You kept counting the days Before we should meet again. […]
English Poetry. Katherine Mansfield. Voices of the Air. Кэтрин Мэнсфилд.
Katherine Mansfield (Кэтрин Мэнсфилд) Voices of the Air But then there comes that moment rare When, for no cause that I can find, The little voices of the air Sound above all the sea and wind. The sea and wind do then obey And sighing, sighing […]
English Poetry. Katherine Mansfield. Very Early Spring. Кэтрин Мэнсфилд.
Katherine Mansfield (Кэтрин Мэнсфилд) Very Early Spring The fields are snowbound no longer; There are little blue lakes and flags of tenderest green. The snow has been caught up into the sky– So many white clouds–and the blue of the sky is cold. Now the sun walks […]
English Poetry. Katherine Mansfield. There Is a Solemn Wind Tonight. Кэтрин Мэнсфилд.
Katherine Mansfield (Кэтрин Мэнсфилд) There Is a Solemn Wind Tonight There is a solemn wind to-night That sings of solemn rain; The trees that have been quiet so long Flutter and start again. The slender trees, the heavy trees, The fruit trees laden and proud, Lift […]
English Poetry. Katherine Mansfield. The Town Between the Hills. Кэтрин Мэнсфилд.
Katherine Mansfield (Кэтрин Мэнсфилд) The Town Between the Hills The further the little girl leaped and ran, The further she longed to be; The white, white fields of jonquil flowers Danced up as high as her knee And flashed and sparkled before her eyes Until she could […]
English Poetry. Emily Jane Brontë. Moonlight, Summer Moonlight. Эмили Бронте.
Emily Jane Brontë (Эмили Бронте) Moonlight, Summer Moonlight ‘Tis moonlight, summer moonlight, All soft and still and fair; The solemn hour of midnight Breathes sweet thoughts everywhere, But most where trees are sending Their breezy boughs on high, Or stooping low are lending A shelter from the […]
English Poetry. Katherine Mansfield. The Secret. Кэтрин Мэнсфилд.
Katherine Mansfield (Кэтрин Мэнсфилд) The Secret In the profoundest ocean There is a rainbow shell, It is always there, shining most stilly Under the greatest storm waves That the old Greek called ”ripples of laughter.” As you listen, the rainbow shell Sings–in the profoundest ocean. It is […]
English Poetry. Katherine Mansfield. The Opal Dream Cave. Кэтрин Мэнсфилд.
Katherine Mansfield (Кэтрин Мэнсфилд) The Opal Dream Cave In an opal dream cave I found a fairy: Her wings were frailer than flower petals, Frailer far than snowflakes. She was not frightened, but poised on my finger, Then delicately walked into my hand. I shut the two […]
English Poetry. Katherine Mansfield. The Man with the Wooden Leg. Кэтрин Мэнсфилд.
Katherine Mansfield (Кэтрин Мэнсфилд) The Man with the Wooden Leg There was a man lived quite near us; He had a wooden leg and a goldfinch in a green cage. His name was Farkey Anderson, And he’d been in a war to get his leg. We were […]
English Poetry. Katherine Mansfield. The Lonesome Child. Кэтрин Мэнсфилд.
Katherine Mansfield (Кэтрин Мэнсфилд) The Lonesome Child The baby in the looking-glass Is smiling through at me; She has her teaspoon in her hand, Her feeder on for tea. And if I look behind her I Can see the table spread; I wonder if she has […]
English Poetry. Katherine Mansfield. The Gulf. Кэтрин Мэнсфилд.
Katherine Mansfield (Кэтрин Мэнсфилд) The Gulf A Gulf of silence separates us from each other. I stand at one side of the gulf, you at the other. I cannot see you or hear you, yet know that you are there. Often I call you by your childish […]
English Poetry. Katherine Mansfield. The Earth-Child in the Grass. Кэтрин Мэнсфилд.
Katherine Mansfield (Кэтрин Мэнсфилд) The Earth-Child in the Grass In the very early morning Long before Dawn time I lay down in the paddock And listened to the cold song of the grass. Between my fingers the green blades, And the green blades pressed against my body. […]
English Poetry. Katherine Mansfield. The Black Monkey. Кэтрин Мэнсфилд.
Katherine Mansfield (Кэтрин Мэнсфилд) The Black Monkey My Babbles has a nasty knack Of keeping monkeys on her back. A great big black one comes and swings Right on her sash or pinny strings. It is a horrid thing and wild And makes her such a naughty […]
English Poetry. Katherine Mansfield. The Awakening River. Кэтрин Мэнсфилд.
Katherine Mansfield (Кэтрин Мэнсфилд) The Awakening River The gulls are mad-in-love with the river, And the river unveils her face and smiles. In her sleep-brooding eyes they mirror their shining wings. She lies on silver pillows: the sun leans over her. He warms and warms her, he […]
English Poetry. Katherine Mansfield. Song of Karen, the Dancing Child. Кэтрин Мэнсфилд.
Katherine Mansfield (Кэтрин Мэнсфилд) Song of Karen, the Dancing Child (O little white feet of mine) Out in the storm and the rain you fly; (Red, red shoes the colour of wine) Can the children hear my cry? (O little white feet of mine) Never a […]
English Poetry. Katherine Mansfield. Sleeping Together. Кэтрин Мэнсфилд.
Katherine Mansfield (Кэтрин Мэнсфилд) Sleeping Together Sleeping together… how tired you were… How warm our room… how the firelight spread On walls and ceiling and great white bed! We spoke in whispers as children do, And now it was I–and then it was you Slept a moment, […]
English Poetry. Emily Jane Brontë. A Little While, a Little While. Эмили Бронте.
Emily Jane Brontë (Эмили Бронте) * * * A little while, a little while, The noisy crowd are barred away; And I can sing and I can smile A little while I’ve holyday ! Where wilt thou go my harassed heart ? Full many a land invites […]
English Poetry. Katherine Mansfield. Sea Song. Кэтрин Мэнсфилд.
Katherine Mansfield (Кэтрин Мэнсфилд) Sea Song I will think no more of the sea! Of the big green waves And the hollowed shore, Of the brown rock caves No more, no more Of the swell and the weed And the bubbling foam. Memory dwells in my far […]
English Poetry. Katherine Mansfield. Sea. Кэтрин Мэнсфилд.
Katherine Mansfield (Кэтрин Мэнсфилд) Sea The Sea called–I lay on the rocks and said: ”I am come.” She mocked and showed her teeth, Stretching out her long green arms. ”Go away!” she thundered. ”Then tell me what I am to do,” I begged. ”If I leave you, […]
English Poetry. Katherine Mansfield. Opposites. Кэтрин Мэнсфилд.
Katherine Mansfield (Кэтрин Мэнсфилд) Opposites The Half-Soled-Boots-With-Toecaps-Child Walked out into the street And splashed in all the pubbles till She had such shocking feet The Patent-Leather-Slipper-Child Stayed quietly in the house And sat upon the fender stool As still as any mouse. The Half-Soled-Boots-With-Toecaps-Child Her […]
English Poetry. Katherine Mansfield. Night-Scented Stock. Кэтрин Мэнсфилд.
Katherine Mansfield (Кэтрин Мэнсфилд) Night-Scented Stock White, white in the milky night The moon danced over a tree. ”Wouldn’t it be lovely to swim in the lake!” Someone whispered to me. ”Oh, do-do-do!” cooed someone else, And clasped her hands to her chin. ”I should so […]
English Poetry. Katherine Mansfield. Jangling Memory. Кэтрин Мэнсфилд.
Katherine Mansfield (Кэтрин Мэнсфилд) Jangling Memory Heavens above! here’s an old tie of your– Sea-green dragons stamped on a golden ground. Ha! Ha! Ha! What children we were in those days. Do you love me enough to wear it now? Have you the courage of your […]
English Poetry. Katherine Mansfield. In the Rangitaki Valley. Кэтрин Мэнсфилд.
Katherine Mansfield (Кэтрин Мэнсфилд) In the Rangitaki Valley Valley of waving broom, O lovely, lovely light, O hear of the world, red-gold! Breast high in the blossom I stand; It beats about me like waves Of a magical, golden sea The barren heart of the world […]
English Poetry. Katherine Mansfield. Covering Wings. Кэтрин Мэнсфилд.
Katherine Mansfield (Кэтрин Мэнсфилд) Covering Wings Love! Love! Your tenderness, Your beautiful, watchful ways Grasp me, fold me, cover me; I lie in a kind of daze, Neither asleep nor yet awake, Neither a bud nor flower. Brings to-morrow Joy or sorrow, The black or the […]
English Poetry. Katherine Mansfield. Countrywomen. Кэтрин Мэнсфилд.
Katherine Mansfield (Кэтрин Мэнсфилд) Countrywomen These be two Countrywomen. What a size! Grand big arms And round red faces; Big substantial Sit-down-places; Great big bosoms firm as cheese Bursting through their country jackets; Wide big laps And sturdy knees; Hands outspread, Round and rosy, Hands to hold […]
English Poetry. Katherine Mansfield. Autumn Song. Кэтрин Мэнсфилд.
Katherine Mansfield (Кэтрин Мэнсфилд) Autumn Song Now’s the time when children’s noses All become as red as roses And the colour of their faces Makes me think of orchard places Where the juicy apples grow, And tomatoes in a row. And to-day the hardened sinner Never […]
English Poetry. Katherine Mansfield. Across The Red Sky. Кэтрин Мэнсфилд.
Katherine Mansfield (Кэтрин Мэнсфилд) Across The Red Sky Across the red sky two birds flying, Flying with drooping wings. Silent and solitary their ominous flight. All day the triumphant sun with yellow banners Warred and warred with the earth, and when she yielded Stabbed her heart, gathered […]
English Poetry. Emily Jane Brontë. Hope. Эмили Бронте. Надежда
Emily Jane Brontë (Эмили Бронте) Hope Hope was but a timid friend; She sat without the grated den, Watching how my fate would tend, Even as selfish-hearted men. She was cruel in her fear; Through the bars, one dreary day, I looked out to see her there, […]
English Poetry. Katherine Mansfield. A New Hymn. Кэтрин Мэнсфилд.
Katherine Mansfield (Кэтрин Мэнсфилд) A New Hymn Sing a song of men’s pyjamas, Half-past-six has got a pair, And he’s wearing them this evening, And he’s looking such a dear. Sing a song of frocks with pockets I have got one, it is so’s I can […]
English Poetry. Katherine Mansfield. A Joyful Song Of Five. Кэтрин Мэнсфилд.
Katherine Mansfield (Кэтрин Мэнсфилд) A Joyful Song Of Five Come, let us all sing very high And all sing very loud And keep on singing in the street Until there’s quite a crowd; And keep on singing in the house And up and down the stairs; […]
English Poetry. Katherine Mansfield. A Few Rules for Beginners. Кэтрин Мэнсфилд.
Katherine Mansfield (Кэтрин Мэнсфилд) A Few Rules for Beginners Babies must not eat the coal And they must not make grimaces, Nor in party dresses roll And must never black their faces. They must learn that pointing’s rude, They must sit quite still at table, And […]
English Poetry. Katherine Mansfield. A Day in Bed. Кэтрин Мэнсфилд.
Katherine Mansfield (Кэтрин Мэнсфилд) A Day in Bed I wish I had not got a cold, The wind is big and wild, I wish that I was very old, Not just a little child. Somehow the day is very long Just keeping here, alone; I do not […]
English Poetry. Duncan Campbell Scott. Enigma. Дункан Кэмпбелл Скотт.
Duncan Campbell Scott (Дункан Кэмпбелл Скотт) Enigma Some men are born to gather women’s tears, To give a harbour to their timorous fears, To take them as the dry earth takes the rain, As the dark wood the warm wind from the plain; Yet their own tears remain […]
English Poetry. Duncan Campbell Scott. The Harvest. Дункан Кэмпбелл Скотт.
Duncan Campbell Scott (Дункан Кэмпбелл Скотт) The Harvest Sun on the mountain, Shade in the valley, Ripple and lightness Leaping along the world, Sun, like a gold sword Plucked from the scabbard, Striking the wheat-fields, Splendid and lusty, Close-standing, full-headed, Toppling with plenty; Shade, like a buckler Kindly […]