ALL is over! fleet career,

Dash of greyhound slipping thongs,

Flight of falcon, bound of deer,

Mad hoof-thunder in our rear,

Cold air rushing up our lungs,

Din of many tongues.

Once again, one struggle good,

One vain effort;—he must dwell

Near the shifted post, that stood

Where the splinters of the wood,

Lying in the torn tracks, tell

How he struck and fell.

Crest where cold drops beaded cling,

Small ear drooping, nostril full,

Glazing to a scarlet ring,

Flanks and haunches quivering,

Sinews stiffening, void and null,

Dumb eyes sorrowful.

Satin coat that seems to shine

Duller now, black braided tress

That a softer hand than mine

Far away was wont to twine,

That in meadows far from this

Softer lips might kiss.

All is over! this is death,

And I stand to watch thee die,

Brave old horse! with bated breath

Hardly drawn through tight-clenched teeth,

Lip indented deep, but eye

Only dull and dry.

Musing on the husk and chaff

Gathered where life’s tares are sown,

Thus I speak, and force a laugh,

That is half a sneer and half

An involuntary groan,

In a stifled tone—

‘Rest, old friend! thy day, though rife

With its toil, hath ended soon;

We have had our share of strife,

Tumblers in the masque of life,

In the pantomime of noon

Clown and pantaloon.

‘With a flash that ends thy pain,

Respite and oblivion blest

Come to greet thee. I in vain

Fall: I rise to fall again:

Thou hast fallen to thy rest—

And thy fall is best

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Poems in English 

• Илона Грошева – Мой друг Евгений by Поэзия На Русском
• Илона Грошева – Мечтается Алине by Поэзия На Русском
• Илона Грошева – Любовь две синички на ветке by Поэзия На Русском
• Илона Грошева – Когда приходит Дима в парк by Поэзия На Русском
• Илона Грошева – Каждый год в себе несет воскресение by Поэзия На Русском
• Илона Грошева – Ира by Поэзия На Русском
• Иида Дакоцу – Сложено на вечере поэзии хайку в храме Номандзи by Dakotsu Iida 飯田 蛇笏
• Иида Дакоцу – Сквозь зимнюю мглу by Dakotsu Iida 飯田 蛇笏
• Иида Дакоцу – Синтоистское святилище у подножия горы в Одани by Dakotsu Iida 飯田 蛇笏
• Иида Дакоцу – С землею смешались by Dakotsu Iida 飯田 蛇笏
• Иида Дакоцу – Розу покинув by Dakotsu Iida 飯田 蛇笏
• Игорь Северянин – Sirel by Игорь (Игорь Васильевич) Cеверянин (Лотарёв)
• Игорь Северянин – Синее by Игорь (Игорь Васильевич) Cеверянин (Лотарёв)
• Игорь Северянин – Симфония by Игорь (Игорь Васильевич) Cеверянин (Лотарёв)
• Игорь Северянин – Шутливая рондель by Игорь (Игорь Васильевич) Cеверянин (Лотарёв)
• Игорь Северянин – Щит-солнце by Игорь (Игорь Васильевич) Cеверянин (Лотарёв)
• Игорь Северянин – Парижские Жоржики by Игорь (Игорь Васильевич) Cеверянин (Лотарёв)
• Игорь Северянин – Памяти В. Башкина by Игорь (Игорь Васильевич) Cеверянин (Лотарёв)
• Игорь Северянин – Памяти О.Н. Чюминой by Игорь (Игорь Васильевич) Cеверянин (Лотарёв)
• Игорь Северянин – Памяти Н.И. Кульбина by Игорь (Игорь Васильевич) Cеверянин (Лотарёв)

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Yandex – the best search engine for searches in Russian (and the best overall image search engine, in any language, anywhere)

Qwant – the best search engine for searches in French, German as well as Romance and Germanic languages.

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Duckduckgo – the real alternative and a search engine that actually works. Without much censorship or partisan politics.

Yahoo– yes, it’s still around, amazingly, miraculously, incredibly, but now it seems to be powered by Bing.

 

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