Fragments 3

Валерий Шувалов
1. MY  VERSE

The verse, my ivory tower,
my dear and lovely ghost -
it gives the speech its power
which seems to have been lost.



2. MY  PEN

I think a little bit, and then,
while writing what I mean,
cannot sometimes control my pen -
it runs ahead of me...



3. THE  HOPE

Always frank and genuine,
like a loving wife -
HOPE, our best companion
in this crazy life.



4. THE  RAINBOW

Too much is never good enough,
as far as I can judge. -
The rainbow, hugely blown-up,
is blurring into sludge...



5. FRIENDS

Friends, if only a few,
make our life tasty. -
So, a day without you
is a day wasted...



6. OUT-OF-DATE

The same eternal story:
When I'm a little late,
I'm stuttering: "I'm sorry,
I'm sort of out-of-date"...



7. FEELINGS

By your feelings firmly chained,
you don't need to be ashamed.


2007-2010
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