These are my modern English translations of poems by Russian poets...
Vera Pavlova English Translations of Russian Poems
I shattered your heart;
now I limp through the shards
barefoot.
—Vera Pavlova, loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch
Winter? a beast.
......
What did I do,
Quite the disaster, but if only they knew
The depth of the hole I find myself in,
Thank goodness ambition is no mortal sin.
I seriously thought this thing would be fast,
A simple invasion, a side show, a blast,
Over by dinner then pop the Champagne,
Ukraine by name only, Russia’s domain.
......
There was a time when America was prosperous…
It was a time when American life was good…
It was a time when families prayed together…
We lived as one proud nation, as we should…
We used to travel across our great country…
As a family, together on holiday trips…
Gas was affordable and available everywhere…
Unlike today, with the oil apocalypse…
......
I was sent to Moscow on assignment...
In the dead of the cold, dark winter...
Searching for the perfect escort...
I found myself near the Kremlin...
We saw each other from a distance...
Her beauty was totally breathtaking...
But this assignment was extremely important...
I had to remain steadfast and focused...
......
These are my modern English translations of poems by Russian poets...
Vera Pavlova English Translations of Russian Poems
I shattered your heart;
now I limp through the shards
barefoot.
—Vera Pavlova, loose translation/interpretation by Michael R. Burch
Winter? a beast.
......
What did I do,
Quite the disaster, but if only they knew
The depth of the hole I find myself in,
Thank goodness ambition is no mortal sin.
I seriously thought this thing would be fast,
A simple invasion, a side show, a blast,
Over by dinner then pop the Champagne,
Ukraine by name only, Russia’s domain.
......
There was a time when America was prosperous…
It was a time when American life was good…
It was a time when families prayed together…
We lived as one proud nation, as we should…
We used to travel across our great country…
As a family, together on holiday trips…
Gas was affordable and available everywhere…
Unlike today, with the oil apocalypse…
......
I was sent to Moscow on assignment...
In the dead of the cold, dark winter...
Searching for the perfect escort...
I found myself near the Kremlin...
We saw each other from a distance...
Her beauty was totally breathtaking...
But this assignment was extremely important...
I had to remain steadfast and focused...
......