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Open Poetry #11

Be careful, do not touch...

Master
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since 1999-08-18

Posts 1867
Boston, MA

0 posted 2000-12-17 11:44 PM

*This is yet another one of my translations from Russian. This poem was written by Boris Pasternak during the summer of 1917.

“Be careful, do not touch, wet paint”—
My soul would pay the price,
The past on calves and cheeks is stained,--
On arms, on lips, on eyes.

I loved you more than grief and glee
Because when by your side,
The old and yellowed world would be
More white than any white.

I swear to you, my dusk, by chance,
One day will be, my friend,
More white than any lampshade, trance,
Or bandage on the head!

SEA

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Member Seraphic

since 2000-01-18

Posts 22676
with you

1 posted 2000-12-18 04:56 PM

Master~ This is VERY good!

-SEA

Startime
Member Ascendant

since 2000-10-03

Posts 5918
Canada

2 posted 2000-12-18 05:05 PM

Wonderful job, my friend. I really enjoyed this one. Much love to you from me.
http://www.geocities.com/karenltorbiak/StartimesPoetry.html

kindasorta
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since 2000-12-02

Posts 56

3 posted 2000-12-18 05:27 PM

Hi Master,
Let me share yet another tidbit from a yettobe
famous Russian-author,

learning tact is a simple test
of learning for human usage,
yet to be completed in mankind
of tackless writing and behavior

so enjoyed the wet paint comparison to
sacrificial lambs (so to speak) very clever and not easily understood. such a fine artiss to put this together for the sake of
(well, for the sake of what would that be?)

Marsha

Member Rara Avis

since 2000-07-10

Posts 7423
Maidstone Kent England

4 posted 2000-12-18 05:44 PM

Master, really good work, I liked it
Take care
Marsha

Take back the hope you gave,- I claim
Only a memory of the same
Robert Browning

maxtec1
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since 2000-12-09

Posts 577
Garland, Tx

5 posted 2000-12-18 06:33 PM

Very cool poem
love and light,
Richard

Master
Senior Member

since 1999-08-18

Posts 1867
Boston, MA

6 posted 2000-12-18 10:45 PM

Thank you all! I'm glad you liked this one.

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