Âåíñêèé áàë

                Âåíñêèé áàë 
   
                (ìèíè ïîýìà)
 

                                                I  

                     Íà âåíñêèé áàë ïîïàñòü ìå÷òàëà,  

                     Íà ïëàòüå êîïèëà âåñü ãîä, 

                     Âñÿ äåðåâíÿ òåáÿ ïðîâîæàëà 

                     Â ýòîò ñêàçî÷íûé ãîðîä ãîñïîä. 

                                              II  

                      Ïîä âñïûøêàìè ôîòîêàìåð- 

                      Ïîä ïåðåêðåñòíûì îãíåì 

                      Òâîé êóìèð, óëûáàÿñü, çàìåð, 

                      À íà ôðàê ïàäàë ñíåã ñ äîæäåì. 


                       ×òî óëûáêó òâîþ ñêîâàëî 

                       È ãëàçà ïî÷åìó ïîòóñêíåëè? 

                       Íåóæåëè òû ðàçãàäàëà 

                       Òî, ÷åãî îò òåáÿ õîòåëè? 

                                            IV 

                        Ñëûøèøü, òàì çàèãðàëè Áàõà, 

                        Ãëóøèò íî÷ü äåìîíñòðàíòîâ êðèêè, 

                        Ïîäíèìàåòñÿ ÷åñòü íà ïëàõó, 

                        Àïëîäèðóåò ñâåò äâóëèêèé... 

                                             V 

                         È êè÷ëèâûé «Ìàðø Ìåíäåëüñîíà»  

                         Áóäåò ïîçæå, ôàòà è ðîçû,  

                         Êðåñòîíîñåö- ìóæ áåç ïîãîíîâ, 

                         È ñàëþò, è «Clicquot», è ñëåçû… 

                                               VI 

                          Çäåñü íå ìåñòî âîñïîìèíàíüÿì 

                          Ïåñåí âåòðà è êîëûáåëüíîé 

                          Èëè òàéíûì ñåðäöà òåðçàíüÿì, 

                          Íå ñïàñåò òåáÿ êðåñò íàòåëüíûé. 

                                                VII 

                           Òû ðàññëàáüñÿ, äîæäèñü ìàçóðêó... 

                           Øëåéô ïå÷àëè ïðåëüùàåò âçîðû. 

                           Ïóñòü íåñåò îò ïàðòíåðîâ îêóðêîì, 

                           Çàòî, äåòêà,  îíè - ìàæîðû. 

                                                  VIII 

                            Äîòàíöóé, âîçâðàùàéñÿ â ëîæó, 

                            Ñúåøü ñ ãîð÷èöåé âåíñêîé ñîñèñêè, 

                            Äðàòü çà ýòî ÷åðâîíåö íåãîæå, 

                            Äà íå ÿ ñîñòàâëÿë ïðàéñ- ñïèñêè. 

                                                    IX 

                             ×òî? Íàïîìíèë áàçàð óåçäíûé  

                              Åâðîïåéñêèé ðîñêîøíûé áàë, 

                              Ýòîò ñàìûé èç âñåõ èçâåñòíûõ 

                              Âûïåíäðåæíèêîâ êàðíàâàë. 

                                                     X 

                               Òîò òîëñòÿê ñî çâåçäîé è êðåñòàìè 

                               Íà ñîñåäà äüÿêà ïîõîæ? 

                               Åñòü íåìíîãî, íî, ìåæäó íàìè, 

                               Âñåì çàñëóãàì öåíà åãî – ãðîø. 

                                                    XI 

                               Âû â ïðîâèíöèè  ëþäè-ï÷åëêè, 

                               Íó, à çäåñü ëþäè-òðóòíè æèâóò, 

                               Ãîâîðèòü æå îá ýòîì íåò òîëêó, 

                               À òî áûñòðî òåáÿ ñîæðóò. 

                                                   XII 

                               È òåîðèÿ îòíîñèòåëüíîñòè, 

                               Äà è Äàðâèíà- ïîëíûé îáìàí, 

                               Õóæå â æèçíè íåò óíèçèòåëüíîñòè, 

                               ×åì æåëàíüå ñëóæèòü ãîñïîäàì.  

                                                      XIII 

                               Íî ê ÷åìó òîëêîâàòü î ìîðàëè, 

                               Âåäü èñòîðèÿ ïîâòîðÿåòñÿ? 

                               Òåì, êòî ðàíüøå î âîëè ìå÷òàëè, 

                               Èçìåíèëèñü, èì âëàñòâîâàòü íðàâèòñÿ. 

                                                       XIV 

                                Ðàçáàâëÿé âèíî ìèíåðàëî÷êîé, 

                                Òóò òàê ïðèíÿòî ìíîãî ëåò, 

                                Ïåðåñòàíü ãëàçåòü çà òîé ïàðî÷êîé- 

                                Ëþáîïûòñòâà íå òåðïèò ñâåò. 

                                                        XV 

                                 Íàòÿíè íà ëèöî óëûáêó 

                                 Äàæå åñëè äóðíî íåìíîãî, 

                                 Ñîâåðøèøü ëèøü îäíó îøèáêó- 

                                 È çàêðîåòñÿ â ðàé äîðîãà. 

                                                      XVI 

                                 Áüåò äâåíàäöàòü. Íî òû íå Çîëóøêà 

                                 È ñïåøèòü íèêóäà íå íàäî. 

                                 Îãëÿíèñü, äâà áîãàòûõ îëóøêà 

                                 Ðàçäåâàþò, ñúåäàþò âçãëÿäîì.  

                                                     XVII 

                                  Ôîðìû, âîçðàñò, íå ýòî ãëàâíîå,- 

                                  Ñêàæåò êàæäàÿ ñâåòñêàÿ ëüâèöà,- 

                                  Ìóæèêè âñå ïî ñóòè ðàâíûå... 

                                  Íî òàê õî÷åòñÿ âñå-òàêè ïðèíöà!