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Master
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0 posted 2000-01-29 05:14 PM


*This is a translation of a poem by Aleksandr Vertinsky. After our discussion on my "5 funny poems," maybe this poem will explain something about men.

How nice it is without women and their lies;
Without bitter tears or tender kissing lovers!
Without those fair and way too honest eyes,
Which lie to you and envy you to others!

How nice it is without dull, dramatic tales;
Without those long and noble declarations,
Without those grim, hysterical betrayals,  
And those late-spoken conversations!

And how amusing is the foolish game!
In which the stakes are high
And winnings are so petty!
When your companions are cheaters- all the same!
To quit this game became impossible already!

How nice it is to wake up all alone,
Like any bachelor, in cozy relaxation;
And realize that you don’t even owe
To anyone at all your explanation!

How nice it is to sit there with your friend!
Enjoy a Scottish whiskey like you want it,
And with a joy remember way back then
When to this lady you were once devoted.

And just to win back some of what you lost,
To plot a harmless flirt with her close friend;
And somehow, to preserve at any cost
That simple self-devotion of a man!

© Copyright 2000 Andrey Kneller - All Rights Reserved
ESP
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since 2000-01-25
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Floating gently on a cloud....
1 posted 2000-01-29 05:30 PM


Men are jerks and thats all there is to it. I'd love you to convince me otherwise, so far you haven't.
Keep  

Salooma
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since 2000-01-28
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2 posted 2000-01-29 05:33 PM


I agree with ESP....men wouldn't be without a woman's touch. Sooner or later you'll see.

Salooma

Master
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3 posted 2000-01-29 06:50 PM


I didn't mean to offend any of you. You've got me all wrong, I never said that women were awful. I love women!!!

Ever heard of the saying "women-- can't live with them, can't live without them?" Well, that's what the poem is about, at times, men just need sometime on their own.

ESP, you're entitled to your own opinion, I don't want to prove anything to you.





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