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Master
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0 posted 2000-12-11 12:44 PM



*I've translated this poem from Russian. It was originally written by Boris Pasternak, it appeared in his novel, Dr. Zhivago.

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Don’t cry, don’t tense your swollen lips,
Don’t pack them into creases.
You’ll irritate those dried up bits
Of scabs from springtime fevers.
Withdraw you hand, don’t touch my chest,
We’re cables, high on voltage.
To one another, by some chance
We may be thrown by fortune.
The years will pass, and you shall wed,
You will forget this love then.
To be a woman— a great step.
To drive insane— endowment.
And I, bewitched by women’s hands,
By charming shoulders and long necks,
As evident, have lost my sense,
Revering their divine effects.
No matter how the night may bind,
The dismal ring just cannot match
The force by which I’m held confined
And passion tempts me to detach.


Check out my poetry here:


http://cafepoetry.com/stage1/andrey_kneller.htm#My%20Hamlet


© Copyright 2000 Andrey Kneller - All Rights Reserved
Daniel J D
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Hillcrest, Queensland, Australia
1 posted 2000-12-11 02:31 AM


Master,
This is awesome, very powerful.

Master
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since 1999-08-18
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Boston, MA
2 posted 2000-12-11 07:10 AM


Thank you Daniel! Glad you liked it!

Check out my poetry here:


http://cafepoetry.com/stage1/andrey_kneller.htm#My%20Hamlet


serenity blaze
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3 posted 2000-12-11 02:30 PM


You do bring some lovely verse to my attention, Master...this is powerfully beautiful, and as always I look forward to reading more of your work.
Startime
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4 posted 2000-12-11 02:32 PM


*sigh* this star is impressed with the powerful emotion in this poem. Wonderful. Much love to you from me

Love I leave with you my friend whether it be in your life or of yet the essense of your dreams. http://path2riches.com


dragonpoe
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Palm Bay, Florida
5 posted 2000-12-11 02:34 PM


Very nice. Thanks for sharing this with us.

With the word, I am mighty, with the pen I am free..
dragonpoe

Master
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6 posted 2000-12-11 06:22 PM


Thank you all for your warm responses! I'm glad you enjoyed this one!

Check out my poetry here:


http://cafepoetry.com/stage1/andrey_kneller.htm#My%20Hamlet


SEA
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7 posted 2000-12-11 06:31 PM


This is amazing........ -SEA
Master
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since 1999-08-18
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8 posted 2000-12-11 08:49 PM


Thank you SEA!

Check out my poetry here:


http://cafepoetry.com/stage1/andrey_kneller.htm#My%20Hamlet


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