Ý. Äèêèíñîí. 1106. We do not know the time we lose

Îëüãà Äåíèñîâà 2
1106

Òåðÿÿ ìèã – íå ñîçíàåì,
Êàê ñòðàøåí ýòîò ìèã –
×òî òàê ôóíäàìåíòàëåí îí
Ñðåäü äàííîñòåé äðóãèõ –

Çàïèñêà – âñòðå÷à – äðóã – âñå òî,
×åì äåðæèìñÿ ïîêà –
Ëèøü âèäèìîñòè ïðî÷íîñòè,
×üÿ ñóùíîñòü – èç ïåñêà –
23.06 – 6.07.2016




1106

We do not know the time we lose —
The awful moment is
And takes its fundamental place
Among the certainties —

A firm appearance still inflates
The card — the chance — the friend —
The spectre of solidities
Whose substances are sand —