A Little Something about Petersburg

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Open Poetry #19

A Little Something about Petersburg

Master
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since 1999-08-18

Posts 1867
Boston, MA

0 posted 2002-02-17 02:57 AM

*This is a translation from Russian of a poem written by Vladimir Mayakovsky in 1913.

A Little Something about Petersburg

From roofs, the tears seeped into pipes,
And to the river’s hand drew streaks,
While lips, suspended from the skies
Were gently sucking on stone teats.

The sky, relaxed, could now see clearly:
Where shines the sea’s resplendent mantel,
The sweating cameleer drove wearily
The Neva’s* lazy, two-humped camel.

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A river of northwest Russia flowing from Lake Ladoga to the Gulf of Finland on the Baltic Sea.

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Marge Tindal

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since 1999-11-06

Posts 42384
Florida's Foreverly Shores

1 posted 2002-02-19 02:20 PM

Master~
You present these lovely pieces for us so well~

I greatly enjoy the sharing ... thank you~

'While lips, suspended from the skies
Were gently sucking on stone teats.'

Awesome ... just awesome~
*Hugs*
~*Marge*~

~*The pen of the poet never runs out of ink, as long as we breathe.*~
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Startime
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since 2000-10-03

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Canada

2 posted 2002-02-19 02:23 PM

I love it when you do these...this poem is magnificent...**big hugs**

Love I leave with you whether it is in your life now or yet the essense of your dreams.

amusemi
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since 2001-12-08

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A State of Disarray

3 posted 2002-02-20 02:57 AM

Really cool...I wish I knew another language well enough to enjoy the culture's literature.

JamesMichael
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since 1999-11-16

Posts 33336
Kapolei, Hawaii, USA

4 posted 2002-02-20 03:10 AM

Enjoyed this Master...James

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