Marina Tsvetaeva ( or Irina)

[of-ghosts.livejournal.com]

"Every verse is a child of love"

Every verse is a child of love,
A destitute bastard slip,
A firstling -- the winds above --
Left by the road asleep.
Heart has a gulf, and a bridge,
Heart has a bless, and a grief.
Who is his father? A liege?
Maybe a liege, or a thief.

Comments

[aporue.livejournal.com]

great poem, but what i really love is your username. was it inspired by something, or just really cool in its own?

[of-ghosts.livejournal.com]

oh thanks! i was inspired by a line in a book called " Everything is Illuminated". Its by Jonathan Safran Foer. Pick it up if you can, its fantastic.