Poems

A Girl Sang a Song A girl sang a song in the temple’s chorus, About men, tired in alien lands, About the ships that left native […]

Don’t fear death Don’t fear death in earthly travels. Don’t fear enemies or friends. Just listen to the words of prayers, To pass the facets of […]

from The Scythians ….Come to us ~ from your battlefield nightmares into our peaceful arms! While there’s still time, hammer your swords into ploughshares, friends, comrades! […]

from The Twelve III The lads have all gone to the wars to serve in the Red Guard ~ to serve in the Red Guard ~ […]

Gamajun, the Prophetic Bird On waters, spread without end, Dressed with the sunset so purple, It sings and prophesies for land, Unable to lift the smashed […]

Halls grew darker Halls grew darker and somehow faded. Grates of windows drowned in black. Every knight, every beautiful lady Knew the tiding: “The Queen’s deadly […]

He, who was born He, who was born in stagnant year Does not remember own way. We, kids of Russia’s years of fear, Remember every night […]

I Prefer the Gorgeous Freedom I prefer the gorgeous freedom, And I fly to lands of grace, Where in wide and clear meadows All is good, […]

I Wait For You… I wait for you. The years in silence pass And as the image, one, I wait for you again. The distance is […]

On the Field of Kulicovo The river stretched. It flows, idly grieves, And washes both banks. In steppe, above light clay of cliffs Rinks mourn in […]