Poem
Halyna Krouk
Chanson in two couplets and a refrain
Two couplets and a refraina carousel
of non-stop passing
at each turn one more door closes for us
with a rusty whinny
legless horses tear into the prairie –
racing
two couplets and a refrain
eyes gaping
two couplets and a refrain
catching up from hind to front
reach out to me
throw me the lasso of a glance
who made us so hopelessly distant
who conceived us such irreparable losers
on this overplayed record
– two couplets and a refrain –
where even love leaves only scratches
© Translation: 2005, Olena Jennings
CHANSON IN TWO COUPLETS AND REFRAIN
© 2004, Halyna Krouk
From: Face Behind a Portrait
Publisher: Fakt, Kyiv
From: Face Behind a Portrait
Publisher: Fakt, Kyiv
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Chanson in two couplets and a refrain
Two couplets and a refraina carousel
of non-stop passing
at each turn one more door closes for us
with a rusty whinny
legless horses tear into the prairie –
racing
two couplets and a refrain
eyes gaping
two couplets and a refrain
catching up from hind to front
reach out to me
throw me the lasso of a glance
who made us so hopelessly distant
who conceived us such irreparable losers
on this overplayed record
– two couplets and a refrain –
where even love leaves only scratches
© 2005, Olena Jennings
From: Face Behind a Portrait
From: Face Behind a Portrait
Chanson in two couplets and a refrain
Two couplets and a refraina carousel
of non-stop passing
at each turn one more door closes for us
with a rusty whinny
legless horses tear into the prairie –
racing
two couplets and a refrain
eyes gaping
two couplets and a refrain
catching up from hind to front
reach out to me
throw me the lasso of a glance
who made us so hopelessly distant
who conceived us such irreparable losers
on this overplayed record
– two couplets and a refrain –
where even love leaves only scratches
© 2005, Olena Jennings
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