Åé ñóæäåíî áûëî...

Ëàðèñà Õðåáòîâà
Åé ñóæäåíî áûëî
                    êðàñèâîþ ðîäèòüñÿ -
    È òåëîì ñòðîéíûì,
                      
 øàðìîì, è ïîðîäîé,
               Ñóäüáîþ - âäîâüåé,
     âíåøíîñòüþ - öàðèöåé,
   Äóøîé ñìèðåííîé,
                            ñêðîìíîé îò ïðèðîäû.
Ïîëíî æåëàþùèõ
                ÷óâñòâåííîãî òåëà -
       Ñîëäàòû áðàâûå,
                     ñòàðöû è þíöû,
 Èì íåâäîìåê,
               ÷òî  ñåðäöå
                                  ãîðåì
                          îíåìåëî,
      Ñàäíèò òàì
                     áîëü è
                                ñâåæèå ðóáöû.
Íà ðàñòåðçàíèå
                              ëæè,
                               õóäîé ìîëâå,
    Áåññòûäíûì
                   ñïëåòíÿì,
             çàâèñòè
                             ðåâíèâîé,
       Îíà
             áåçðîïîòíà
                     ê îáúÿâëåííîé
                  âîéíå -
 Æèâ¸ò ëþáîâüþ,
                            ïàìÿòüþ ñ÷àñòëèâîé.
 øàêàëüåé ñòàå
                       íå òàê åù¸
                                      çàâîåøü -
 È ïàëà êðåïîñòü
                çàãíàííîé Ìàëåíû...
     Ïîä âçãëÿä çåâàê,
                          ìîë÷àíüå ãðîáîâîå,
           Óíîñèò
                      äóøó
                           â ïðàõ
                                  ìèðñêîìó
                                               òëåíó...