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Ilya Bronshteyn. Winter Bird

Winter bird, turn me into ice

Soaking the colors of the evening sky,

Into oblivion of a child’s trace,

Into а transparent spall without the notes.
 

Winter bird, turn me into snow,

Helplessly falling past the staircase,

Its steps are up there, unnoticed,

Passing through a cloud without me.

 
Winter bird, turn me into а garden

Of frozen trees, their roots running

Into the autumn water of the timid streams,

Standing still without any obstacle.
 

Winter bird, turn me into a fruit,

Shielded by its tiniest skin from death,

Spotted in childhood behind a tiny door

Through tiny drops of sweat.
 

Winter bird, turn me into running

Of cold minutes in a transparent light,

Reflected by a glass,

Searching for a summer

Of one boy from the past.
 
May 13, 2020
 
English translation by Svetlana Gluzman
 

Зимняя птица
 
Преврати меня, зимняя птица, в лёд,

Вбирающий краски вечернего неба,

В забытость во времени детского следа,

В прозрачный осколок с отсутствием нот.
 

Преврати меня, зимняя птица, в снег,

Идущий беспомощно лестницы мимо,

Ступеньки её наверху и незримо

Проходят сквозь облако, где меня нет.
 

Преврати меня, зимняя птица, в сад

Замерзших деревьев, корнями ушедших

В осеннюю воду ручьёв оробевших,

Застывших на месте без всяких преград.
 

Преврати меня, зимняя птица, в плод,

Закрытый тончайшей корою от смерти,

Увиденной в детстве за маленькой дверцей

Сквозь проступивший каплями пот.
 

Преврати меня, зимняя птица, в бег

Холодных минут по прозрачному свету,

Стеклом отражённому в поисках лета

Каким-то мальчишкой из пройденных лет.
 
13 мая 2020

About the Author:

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Ilya Bronshteyn
New York, USA

Born in Moscow, Ilya Bronshteyn is a poet and photographer. He graduated from Moscow State University of Arts and Culture. He came to the US in 1991; he lives and works in New York City.

About the Translator:

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Svetlana Gluzman
New York, USA

Svetlana Gluzman is a philologist and an educator. She graduated from the philological department of Moscow State University where she studied classics. She has lived in New York City since 1992.

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