Emily Dickinson

[crivelli]

172

'Tis so much joy! 'Tis so much joy!
If I should fail, what poverty!
And yet, as poor as I,
Have ventured all upon a throw!
Have gained! Yes! Hesitated so—
This side the Victory!

Life is but Life! And Death, but Death!
Bliss is, but Bliss, and Breath but Breath!
And if indeed I fail,
At least, to know the worst, is sweet!
Defeat means nothing but Defeat,
No drearier, can befall!

And if I gain! Oh Gun at Sea!
Oh Bells, that in the Steeples be!
At first, repeat it slow!
For Heaven is a different thing,
Conjectured, and waked sudden in—
And might extinguish me!






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Какой восторг! Какой восторг!
А проиграю - кончен торг!
Но ведь иной бедняк
Ребром последний ставил грош -
И выиграл! Как била дрожь -
От счастья лишь на шаг.

Жизнь - только Жизнь. Смерть - только Смерть.
Свет - только Свет. Смерч - только Смерч.
Пусть карты их рассудят.
Ты побежден? Но мысль сладка:
Решилось все - наверняка -
И худшего не будет!

А если... О - всех пушек рев -
О - перезвон колоколов -
Подайте весть вполсилы!
Ведь так несхожи - Рай мечты -
И тот - где вдруг проснешься ты -
Меня бы оглушило!
В. Маркова

Comments

Возможный довод в спорах "о поэзии"

[alexandrino.livejournal.com]

Song is but Song!

Re: Возможный довод в спорах "о поэзии"

[crivelli.livejournal.com]

Да, в тавтологии наша сила:-)

[alexandrino.livejournal.com]

Как тавтОлог, подтверждаю:

Right is but right. And left but left.
Take them, but them - I'm left bereft
of sides. And then, besides
of being in the middle hung
to mid-plane I am tightly strung.
A layman in the middle!

[crivelli.livejournal.com]

Do you have more texts like this one?

[alexandrino.livejournal.com]

Well, no. Most of the texts that I do have start with
#include

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Well, no. Most of the texts that I do have start with
#include <which is really sad.h>
or something like that.
But if You please, i could try to concoct more.
No guarantees though.
(}:-)}

[crivelli.livejournal.com]

Most of the texts that I do have start with
#include - And what about the minority?
But if You please, i could try to concoct more. - Yes, please, sir.
No guarantees though. - Certainly not:-)

[alexandrino.livejournal.com]

The minority starts with "High-level Design"
The absolute minority starts with "alexandrino) wrote @ 2004-",
but the latest trends may change the statistics ;)

Down is but down. And up but up.
Heads off! And off my head to chop
Vivaciously they run.
But if I cancel up and down
My head will carry on the crown.
So down with them! Heads up!

[crivelli.livejournal.com]

:-)))

[pismopismo.livejournal.com]

способно утешить.
и да, созвучно.

thanks.

[crivelli.livejournal.com]

You are very welcome:-)

[pismopismo.livejournal.com]

приятно.

а я в своё время, оказывается, заблуждался.
относительно вашей так сказать половой принадлежности.

тоже приятно.