Bez Chitatelya
Moscow,1996
ISBNs: 5-85646-025-1, 9785856460253

BezChitatelya Mebius

The page is done.
You should arise,
One step away –
And then, indent.
Don’t lose your way,
Since in your eyes,
The dust of pages
Flies again.
Lead on the line,
Don’t end - refuse.
On linen’s edge,
Your verse will close.
And then rejoice –
Among the loops,
The wind had stumbled
Off its horse.
The saddle’s gone
Misfortune sings.
The snake is swallowing its tail.
The road leads on
To simple things
From nowhere on without fail.
No commas needed here at all,
No breaks in rhythm or in the tone
All lines are stretching out taut,
Electrified by breath alone
But wonder-whistle sounds on
When you step on existing tracks.
Who left them here?
What poet passed?
Go on with luck.

The page is done.
You should arise,
One step away –
And then, indent…
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