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- Column: Russian Poetry at allpoetry
I have been blogging at Pravda (on the subject of economics) and came across a thread of Russian poetry translated into English: http://engforum.pravda.ru/showthread.php?t=218660
The photo is of Aleksandr Pushkin - Repo Man at allpoetry
They don’t want to pay. They say, “That’s a civil matter.”
Apparently, this is a euphemism for “you have no rights.” - Werewolf! at allpoetry
I walk on my hind legs like a human,
Though I cannot help leaning forward, - Ode to a Ka-Bar Knife at allpoetry
There is only one I can count on in times of strife,
Resting quietly in your sheath, I won’t disturb you, - Shooter at allpoetry
The sniper waits; he can wait all day,
A loophole he’s found and there he’ll stay. - Tequila! at allpoetry
Oh tequila, my throat you burned,
But heroism awaits; so I have learned. - Cap’n Queen Plundered the Caribbean Sea. at allpoetry
Cap’n Queen plundered the Caribbean Sea,
To merchant shipping she was a dire curse, - Are the Humans Warlike? at allpoetry
Orbiting the oxygen-rich blue-green planet,
We peer through gun sights, trying to read it. - There are all kinds of bitches. at allpoetry
There are all kinds of bitches.
You can find them at the mall, - Troll sat alone on his seat of stone. at allpoetry
Troll sat alone on his seat of stone,
And critiqued what the Austrians did enthrone; - Gold! Gold! Gold! Gold! at allpoetry
Gold! Gold! Gold! Gold!
The yellow metal has intrinsic value, - Dana criticized my poem! at allpoetry
Dana criticized my poem!
So I looked for a steep cliff, - Love! Love! Love! Love! at allpoetry
Love! Love! Love! Love!
Cupid is a familiar image, - Hike! Hike! Hike! Hike! at allpoetry
Hike! Hike! Hike! Hike!
The rocks are sharp, - Ski! Ski! Ski! Ski! at allpoetry
Ski! Ski! Ski! Ski!
“So you enjoy gracefully schussing down the hill?”
