Vladimir Nabokov
Christmas
My calendar poluopaly
crimson flowered figure ;
palm on the glass and opal
conjuring brought frost .
Feathery pattern resulted ,
radiant arched ,
and tangerines and boron
in the living room smells like blue .
September 23, 1921 , Berlin
Vladimir Nabokov. Poetry and poems.
From the poetic heritage of the XX century.
Moscow: Contemporary , 1991 .
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