In a Nutshell

 
Sergei Yesenin (4 Oct. 1895 – 27 Dec. 1925)
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I will not deceive myself, admitting
 I have worries in my heart, so dreary.
 Why am I reputed as a cheating
 Crook and trouble-maker, really?
 
 
 I am not a villain nor a thief in hiding,
 And I never shot imprisoned convicts.
 I am just a thoughtless idler, smiling
 Friendly and avoiding conflicts.
 
 
 I [...]

Posted on August 28th, 2009 under English, Literature, Russian. Tags: English, Literature, poetry, Sergei Yesenin. Comments: None

 
Sergei Yesenin (4 Oct. 1895 – 27 Dec. 1925)
 
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No regret I feel, no pain, no sorrow,
Blossom blows away, a song is sung.
Overcome by autumn gold, tomorrow
I myself shall be no longer young.
 
You’ll not throb, heart, as before, but tremble,
Feeling chills that you have not yet known.
In bare feet you shall no more be [...]

Posted on August 26th, 2009 under English, Literature, Russian. Tags: English, Literature, pain, poetry, regret, Russian, Sergei Yesenin, sorrow. Comments: None

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Ladies and Gentlemen.  Some posts are for bilingual people only.  It is Canada after all!
Friends are Forever.
This is a postcard from my best friend at School given to me on October 31, 1987, when I turned 17.
“Дорогая Светочка!
Поздравляю тебя с Днём Рождения!
Желаю тебе хорошо сдавать экзамены, встретить хорошего парня, а когда день 31 октября [...]

Posted on July 26th, 2009 under Dreams, English, Russian. Tags: bilingual, Dreams, English, friend, friendship, greatness, multiculturalism, physics, Russian, rythmic gymnastics, secret. Comments: None