Today you look especially sad,
frail hands clasped to each calf.
Hush.\u00a0 Hush.\u00a0 Beside far Lake Chad
lopes a graceful giraffe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Such balance he has, such bliss.
the amazing shapes on his hide
compare but to this:\u00a0
moonshine on water, shallow and wide,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
his piebald quilt, ships’ sails,
his easy gait, flocks at flight.
What a marvel this earth, what tales!
Like the marble grotto, each night\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
our giraffe\u2019s retreat,\u00a0
or the demure mare who resists.\u00a0
But you, you breathe in mists,
only believe in the rain,<\/p>\n\n\n\n
There are gardens tendril-clad
You cry, hands wrapped around each calf.
Hush. Hush. Beside far Lake Chad
lopes this graceful giraffe<\/p>\n\n\n\n
After Gumilev<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u0416\u0438\u0440\u0430\u0444<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Today you look especially sad,frail hands clasped to each calf.Hush.\u00a0 Hush.\u00a0 Beside far Lake Chadlopes a graceful giraffe. Such balance he has, such bliss.the amazing shapes on his hidecompare but to this:\u00a0moonshine on water, shallow and wide, his piebald quilt, ships’ sails,his easy gait, flocks at flight.What a marvel this earth, what tales!Like the marble … <\/p>\n