Yevgeny Yevtushenko Drink Poems
- 1. Prologue
I'm many-sided.
I'm overworked,
and idle too.
I have a goal
... - 2. I Would Like
I would like
to be born
in every country,
have a passport
... - 3. Fury
They tell me, shaking their heads:
'You should be kinder... You are somehow-furious.'
I used to be kind. It didn't last long.
Life was breaking me hitting me in the teeth.
... - 4. Weddings
Weddings in days of war,
false cheating comfort,
those hollow phrases:
'He won't get killed...'
... - 5. Ballad About Drinking
We had slaughtered a hundred white whales,
civilization was quite forgotten,
our lungs were burned out from smoking shag,
but on sighting port we blew out our chests like barrels
... - 6. Birthday
Mother, let me congratulate you on
the birthday of your son.
You worry so much about him. Here he lies,
he earns little, his marriage was unwise,
... - 7. Glasha, Bride Of The Sea
She knows the river, net and hook,
and hunts it deep as any.
Love opens her a petaled look:
'I couldn't care a penny!
... - 8. Being Late
Something dangerous is beginning:
I am coming late to my own self.
I made an appointment with my thoughts-
the thoughts were snatched from me.
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