Poem
Myroslav Laiuk
RED RAPHAEL
the mother of god — a foxholds the red-furred son of god in her gentle paws
he looks like
he’s just noticed a never-seen butterfly
circling above the moss
and a six-fingered dog fox wants to say something
points at something
and another young fox saint barbara
views a couple of winged fox-cubs
with bright red fur
and raphael laughs
wears a foxy smile
and looks into your eyes
your
cunning eyes
© Translation: 2014, Alan Zhukovski
рудий рафаель
рудий рафаель
богоматір-лисицятримає у м'яких лапах руде богодитя
з поглядом
наче побачило над мохом
мотиля якого ще ніколи не бачило
і шестипалий лис щось хоче сказати
на щось вказує
а ще одна молода лисиця
дивиться на двох молодих
крилатих лисенят
рудих-рудих
і лисячою усмішкою
сміється рафаель
і заглядає у очі
твої
хитрі очі
© 2013, Myroslav Laiuk
From: Sow-Thistle!
Publisher: Smoloskyp, Kyiv
From: Sow-Thistle!
Publisher: Smoloskyp, Kyiv
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RED RAPHAEL
the mother of god — a foxholds the red-furred son of god in her gentle paws
he looks like
he’s just noticed a never-seen butterfly
circling above the moss
and a six-fingered dog fox wants to say something
points at something
and another young fox saint barbara
views a couple of winged fox-cubs
with bright red fur
and raphael laughs
wears a foxy smile
and looks into your eyes
your
cunning eyes
© 2014, Alan Zhukovski
From: Sow-Thistle!
From: Sow-Thistle!
RED RAPHAEL
the mother of god — a foxholds the red-furred son of god in her gentle paws
he looks like
he’s just noticed a never-seen butterfly
circling above the moss
and a six-fingered dog fox wants to say something
points at something
and another young fox saint barbara
views a couple of winged fox-cubs
with bright red fur
and raphael laughs
wears a foxy smile
and looks into your eyes
your
cunning eyes
© 2014, Alan Zhukovski
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