still silence. poems. volume I

Dark again.

Over trees —

a nightfall.

Beneath —

the starry skies.

Looking at

the silence

of things

we cannot hear.

Listening to

the silence

of things

we cannot see.

Photograph anna lenina

© cyril ioutsen, 2021

© anna lenina, photos, 2021

ISBN 978-5-0053-2048-3 (т. 1)

ISBN 978-5-0053-2049-0

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Poems

“abandoned railway…”

 
abandoned railway
         still going
somewhere
 

“abating storm…”

 
abating storm
leftover rain
abandoned
on the grass
 

“         above…”

 
         above
the summit
         the sun
         keeps
         rising
 

“above the sea…”

 
above the sea
the seagulls
carry the rain
 

“         absorbed…”

 
         absorbed
in a daydream
         a young frog
         alone by
         the leaf
 

“across the fog…”

 
across the fog
silence drifts
to the forest
 

“adjusting…”

 
adjusting
a pebble
on a beach
looks out
of place
 

“after dark…”

 
after dark
returning
with a catch
of moonlight
 

“after dusk…”

 
after dusk
darkness
goes too
 

“after the rain…”

 
after the rain
too much sky
on the streets
 

“after rainfall…”

 
after rainfall
         flooded
by sunlight
 

“after the snowfall…”

 
after the snowfall
left on the ground
         the clouds
 

“all of the sky…”

 
all of the sky
in a tiny pond
still summer
 

“alone…”

 
alone
among
others
forest
trees
 

“already gone…”

 
already gone
before I saw it
a perfect view
 

“         always…”

 
         always
summer
         far away
somewhere
 

“ancient ruins…”

 
ancient ruins
outlasting them
modern garbage
 

“another spring…”

 
another spring
or perhaps
the last one
         again
 

“as if never…”

 
as if never
before and
yet again
autumn
 

“at cliff edge…”

 
at cliff edge
a butterfly
and me
it goes
farther
 

“         at dusk…”

 
         at dusk
colors fading
one by one…
wary to be seen?
 

“at the edge…”

 
at the edge
of the leaf
the snail
         is lost
 

“at the window…”

 
at the window
on the dry side
of the rainstorm
 

“autumn…”

 
autumn
afterglow
of spring
 

“autumn…”

 
autumn
at last
so soon
 

“autumn…”

 
autumn
forest
bright
shades
of decay
 

“autumn…”

 
autumn
the last
leaf falls
and then
another
 

“autumn…”

 
autumn
seeing it
for what
         it is
 

“autumn forest…”

 
autumn forest
and beyond
all there is
 

“autumn rain…”

 
autumn rain
sound of drops
still in the air
 

“an autumn leaf…”

 
an autumn leaf
in my mailbox
some message
 

“         awaiting…”

 
         awaiting
         the dusk
         the snow
         lingers
still winter
 

“awash with…”

 
awash with
the sound
of waves
waterfront
 

“         Bach…”

 
         Bach
by the pond
         frogs wait
         for the cue
 

“back and forth…”

 
back and forth
on a forest floor
restless shadows
 

“balance…”

 
balance
nightfall
moonrise
 

“bare branches…”

 
bare branches
         few leaves
free to share
         dark skies
with stars
 

“Beethoven…”

 
Beethoven
in the storm
thunderclap
         steps in
for timpani
 

“between stars…”

 
between stars
and beyond
looks the same
 

“         beyond…”

 
         beyond
the silence
         beyond
still silence
 

“a bird…”

 
a bird
a tree
sharing
solitude
 

“birds in the sky…”

 
birds in the sky
         never lost
         in thought
 

“birdsong…”

 
birdsong
leaving
no echo
 

“bitter cold…”

 
bitter cold
a sentinel
for a pine
an old raven
 

“         bizarre…”

 
         bizarre
when up close
         fire in
         the fog
 

“         bonfire…”

 
         bonfire
in its midst
a shape of
something
 

“both black…”

 
both black
and white
the snow
in the dark
 

“a breeze…”

 
a breeze
a breath
a breadth
dreaming
of a beach
 

“briefly…”

 
briefly
before sunrise
         silence
 

“bright sun…”

 
bright sun
city shadows
almost dark
 

“brightest of all…”

 
brightest of all
on a forest floor
         a beer can
 

“budding flower…”

 
budding flower
without a thought
sweet fragrance
 

“burning leaves…”

 
burning leaves
smell of autumn
on my clothes
 

“bus stop…”

 
bus stop
rainstorm
arrives first
 

“a butterfly…”

 
a butterfly
a blossom
almost one
 

“by the fire…”

 
by the fire
under the stars
fiery sunrise
 

“a canvas of time…”

 
a canvas of time
brush strokes
sunrise bit by bit
 

“change of season…”

 
change of season
never the same
and yet again
 

“children’s…”

 
children’s
         voices
playing on
         the grass
tree shadows