Earthly life

The careful and muted sound
Of a fruit falling from the tree
Amidst the unbroken singing
Of deep silence of the forest...

Here horrible toads
Jump into the thick grass.
I would never know if I alive
If there were no death.
 
Do you care about me,
Earthly life and beauty?
But that beyond has made me remember
Who I am and what is my dream.

I'm given a body -- what to do with it?
It is so united and so much my own.

For the quiet happiness to breathe and live,
Tell me, to whom shall I give my thanks?

I am the gardener and the flower too,
In the world's dungeon I am not alone.

My breath, my warmth lay already down
On the window glass of eternity.

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Let the instant mud to be flown away --
The cherished pattern will be not erased.

I grew out of the evil muddy pool,
Whispering like a reed,
Breathing passionately languidly and tenderly
The forbidden life,

And noticed by no one
I bend over into the cold and swampy refuge,
Welcomed by the rustle
Of the brief instants of the autumn.

I'm happy with the cruel assault,
And in this life that is like a dream
I envy everyone secretly
And am secretly in love with everyone.

With my melodious name I merged into the circling dance
Of shadows trampling the soft meadow,
But everything melted away and only a weak sound
Has remained in my misty memory. 
 
At first I thought the name was Seraphim,
And was shy because of the slight body,
Some days passed and I was mixed with it,
And dissolved into the dear shadow.
 
And again apple tree loses wild fruit
And a mysterious image flickers to me,
It blasphemes and curses itself
And swallows coals of jealousy.
 
But happiness rolls like the hoop of gold,
Fulfilling somebody's will
And you chase the light spring,
Cutting the air with your palm. 
 
And it is arranged, that we do not leave
The enchanted circle.
The maiden earth's yielding hills
Lie enswathed tightly.