Fyodor Sologub Life Poems
- 1. What Are Our Villages
What are our villages, destitute,
Or the whole of time and of space?
Father's mansions exist in a multitude, -
We don't know their name, and their place.
... - 2. When I Sailed In A Sea
1902
When I sailed in a sea of tempests,
And when my ship sunk into sea,
... - 3. A Son Was Born To A Poor Peasant
A son was born to a poor peasant.
A foul old woman stepped inside
The hut, with trembling bony fingers
Clawing her tangled locks aside.
... - 4. All The World's Ruled By A Dragon
All the world's ruled by the Dragon -
Fiery, mad, wicked, perverse.
Let me praise him with a humble,
Daring and ironic curse:
... - 5. God Will Doom You
1915
God will doom you, for sure,
Because you - so droll;
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