Красив как бог, богат как Крез –
Теперь ты гной и слизь;
Но было времени в обрез,
А стало - завались
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MORE HASTE (P.Hein)
Inscription for a monument at the crossroads
Here lies, extinguished in his prime,
A victim of modernity:
But yesterday he hadn't the time -
And now he has eternity.