{"id":24973,"date":"2026-08-31T23:47:22","date_gmt":"2026-09-01T03:47:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eastwestliteraryforum.com\/rus\/?post_type=poetry&#038;p=24973"},"modified":"2026-09-01T01:02:39","modified_gmt":"2026-09-01T05:02:39","slug":"serge-levine-the-cost-of-paradise","status":"publish","type":"poetry","link":"https:\/\/eastwestliteraryforum.com\/rus\/poetry\/serge-levine-the-cost-of-paradise\/","title":{"rendered":"\u0421\u0435\u0440\u0433\u0435\u0439 \u041b\u0435\u0432\u0438\u043d. \u0427\u0435\u043c \u0437\u0430\u043f\u043b\u0430\u0447\u0443 \u0443 \u0440\u0430\u0439\u0441\u043a\u0438\u0445 \u0432\u0440\u0430\u0442? \u041f\u0435\u0440\u0435\u0432\u0435\u043b \u043d\u0430 \u0430\u043d\u0433\u043b\u0438\u0439\u0441\u043a\u0438\u0439 \u041a.\u041e."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u041c\u0435\u043d\u044f \u0441\u0436\u0438\u0433\u0430\u0435\u0442 \u0434\u0432\u0430\u0436\u0434\u044b \u0441\u0442\u0438\u0445.<\/p>\n<p>\u0421\u043d\u0430\u0447\u0430\u043b\u0430 \u2014 \u0436\u0435\u0440\u0442\u0432\u043e\u044e \u043c\u043e\u0438\u0445<\/p>\n<p>\u043b\u044e\u0431\u043e\u0432\u0435\u0439, \u0432\u0440\u0435\u043c\u0435\u043d\u0438, \u0432\u0441\u0435\u0433\u043e, <\/p>\n<p>\u0447\u0442\u043e \u0434\u043e\u0440\u043e\u0433\u043e \u0434\u0443\u0448\u0435 \u0436\u0438\u0432\u043e\u0439.<\/p>\n<p>\u041d\u0430\u0441\u0443\u0449\u043d\u044b\u0439 \u0445\u043b\u0435\u0431, \u0447\u0440\u0435\u0434\u0430 \u0437\u0430\u0431\u043e\u0442 \u2014<\/p>\n<p>\u0432\u0441\u0435 \u044d\u0442\u043e \u0432\u0432\u0435\u0440\u0445 \u043c\u0435\u043d\u044f \u0432\u0435\u0434\u0451\u0442<\/p>\n<p>\u043f\u043e \u0441\u0442\u0440\u043e\u0433\u043e\u0439 \u043b\u0435\u0441\u0442\u043d\u0438\u0446\u0435 \u0430\u043b\u0442\u0430\u0440\u043d\u043e\u0439, <\/p>\n<p>\u0433\u0434\u0435 \u044f \u0441\u043b\u043e\u0436\u0443 \u0441\u0432\u044f\u0449\u0435\u043d\u043d\u044b\u0439 \u0434\u0430\u0440 \u043c\u043e\u0439.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u0427\u0435\u043c \u0437\u0430\u043f\u043b\u0430\u0447\u0443 \u0443 \u0440\u0430\u0439\u0441\u043a\u0438\u0445 \u0432\u0440\u0430\u0442?<\/p>\n<p>\u0414\u043e \u043d\u0438\u0442\u043e\u0447\u043a\u0438 \u0432\u0441\u0435\u043c, \u0447\u0435\u043c \u0431\u043e\u0433\u0430\u0442,<\/p>\n<p>\u044f\u0432\u043b\u044e\u0441\u044c \u0442\u0430\u043a\u0438\u043c, \u043a\u0430\u043a \u0432 \u043c\u0438\u0440 \u043f\u0440\u0438\u0448\u0435\u043b: <\/p>\n<p>\u0445\u043e\u0442\u044c \u0441\u0435\u0440\u0434\u0446\u0435 \u0431\u044c\u0451\u0442\u0441\u044f, \u0441\u0430\u043c \u0436\u0435 \u2014 \u0433\u043e\u043b,<\/p>\n<p>\u0445\u043e\u0442\u044f \u0434\u044b\u0448\u0443, \u043d\u043e \u0442\u043e\u043b\u044c\u043a\u043e \u0432 \u043a\u0440\u0438\u043a,<\/p>\n<p>\u0438 \u043b\u0438\u0448\u044c \u0432\u043e\u0441\u0442\u043e\u0440\u0433 \u0443\u0436\u0435 \u0432\u043e\u0437\u043d\u0438\u043a:<\/p>\n<p>\u043d\u0430 \u0434\u0438\u0432\u043d\u044b\u0439 \u043c\u0438\u0440 \u0433\u043b\u0430\u0437\u0435\u044e \u0432 \u043e\u0431\u0430,<\/p>\n<p>\u0440\u043e\u0436\u0434\u0430\u044f\u0441\u044c \u0438\u0437 \u0432\u0442\u043e\u0440\u043e\u0439 \u0443\u0442\u0440\u043e\u0431\u044b.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u041a\u0430\u0437\u0430\u043b\u043e\u0441\u044c, \u0432 \u043f\u0435\u0440\u0432\u043e\u0439 \u0436\u0438\u0437\u043d\u0438 \u0442\u043e\u0439 \u2014<\/p>\n<p>\u0432\u0435\u0441\u044c \u043c\u0438\u0440. \u0422\u0435\u043f\u0435\u0440\u044c \u0435\u0435 \u0446\u0435\u043d\u043e\u0439<\/p>\n<p>\u044f \u043b\u0438\u0448\u044c \u0440\u0430\u0441\u0441\u0442\u0430\u0442\u044c\u0441\u044f \u0441 \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0448\u043b\u044b\u043c \u0440\u0430\u0434. <\/p>\n<p>\u0412 \u0443\u0442\u0440\u043e\u0431\u0435 \u0432\u0435\u0447\u043d\u043e \u043d\u0435 \u0441\u0438\u0434\u044f\u0442.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u041c\u0435\u043d\u044f \u0441\u0436\u0438\u0433\u0430\u0435\u0442 \u0434\u0432\u0430\u0436\u0434\u044b \u0441\u0442\u0438\u0445:<\/p>\n<p>\u0421\u043d\u0430\u0447\u0430\u043b\u0430 \u0436\u0435\u0440\u0442\u0432\u043e\u0439 \u0434\u043e\u0440\u043e\u0433\u0438\u0445<\/p>\n<p>\u0434\u0443\u0448\u0435 \u0432\u0435\u0449\u0435\u0439, \u0437\u0430\u0442\u0435\u043c \u0432 \u0441\u0432\u043e\u0439 \u0441\u0440\u043e\u043a<\/p>\n<p>\u044f\u0432\u043b\u0435\u043d\u044c\u0435\u043c \u043d\u0430 \u0431\u0443\u043c\u0430\u0433\u0435 \u0441\u0442\u0440\u043e\u043a,<\/p>\n<p>\u0438 \u0432\u043e\u0442 \u0441\u0442\u0438\u0445\u0438 \u0432 \u0440\u0443\u043a\u0435 \u043c\u043e\u0435\u0439\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u0410 \u0442\u0430\u043c \u2014 \u0434\u043e \u043d\u043e\u0432\u044b\u0445 \u0430\u043b\u0442\u0430\u0440\u0435\u0439.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>~ ~ ~<\/p>\n<p>Poetic work consumes me twice.<\/p>\n<p>First, by the solemn sacrifice-<\/p>\n<p>of time, of loves, of every thread<\/p>\n<p>to which my soul is fondly wed,<\/p>\n<p>the bread of life, the daily cares,<\/p>\n<p>the means by which I climb the stairs<\/p>\n<p>toward the altar, still and bare,<\/p>\n<p>where all I\u2019ve cherished pays the fare.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>What is the cost of Paradise?<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m stripped to the core to pay the price,<\/p>\n<p>Delivered, just as I was born:<\/p>\n<p>with beating heart, but unadorned,<\/p>\n<p>with breath, but only through the cries,<\/p>\n<p>and filled with nascent wonder, eyes<\/p>\n<p>in awe, gaze on what fills new room<\/p>\n<p>as I am born from second womb.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The former phase of life I thought<\/p>\n<p>was Universe. 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