The Hecatomb to his Mistress by John Cleveland
Hecatomb The Hecatomb to his Mistress. Be dumb, you beggars of the rhyming trade, Geld your loose wits and let your Muse be spayed. Charge not the parish with the bastard phrase Of balm, elixir, both the Indias, Of shrine, saint, sacrilege, and such as these Expressions common as your mistresses. Hence, […]
I love you
Alexander Bashlachev – I love you (translated by Fledermaus, Евгений Сухарников, Сopyright 2021) I love you I love you I want you I love thee I want thee Yes, the floor in the hunt is now a mess I trust thee I trust thee I trust thee Russian original Я тебя люблю Александр Башлачев – […]
Tale of the Pope and of His Workman Balda
story about greed Tale about Pope. Tale of the Pope and of His Workman Balda — Alexander Pushkin (Pooshkeen, Pouchkine) By Oliver Elton Alexander Pushkin in translation Russian original is here. The Pope is not the Vicar of Christ but a church priest, the workman is a laborer. Porridge-head Was a pope, who […]
May 19th – the Young Pioneers Day
May 19 is the Young Pioneers Day. There is no longer a Soviet empire, But, as before, our pioneers For children — a good example! Pioneer Land, don’t get bored, And get congratulations on your own day. I congratulate you, our pioneers. Good luck, success, health to you all, I wish you! Let the rallying […]
To A Little Girl That Has Told A Lie
AND has my darling told a lie? Did she forget that GOD was by? That GOD, who saw the things she did, From whom no action can be hid; Did she forget that GOD could see And hear, wherever she might be? He made your eyes, and can discern Whichever way you think to […]
Guillaume de Lorris Belated: A Vision of Italy by Ezra Pound
(translated, interpreted by Ezra Pound) 1) Wisdom set apart from all desire, A hoary Nestor with youth’s own glad eyes, Him met I at the style, and all benign He greeted me an equal and I knew, By this his lack of pomp, he was himself. Slow-Smiling is companion unto him, And Mellow-Laughter serves, his […]
Monster’s Cave
1 This was improvised as the a welcome message in verse for (the) Poetry Monster Please come in and help the poor poetic monster clean up organize his messy cave. This Monster’s Cave looks like a mess Though this is a disorder Creative one I must profess Or something on the border Of madness, insolence, […]