Michael Yasnov
MEMORY ZAVEN ARSHAKUNI
Petersburg artist of Armenian blood,
for someone - a national minority , for others - a Jew,
for others - care is different
but for us it is - tram driver .
This red tram I know in person:
him to the canvas near the frame ring.
And sits tram driver ,
Passengers night beckoning .
We hit the road along the canals and rivers.
So what , I'm sorry , the windows age?
Whether it Rastrelli with Trezzini
whether the city is not in sight.
This is a white horse in a foggy window
this donkey with load on the round back,
onion is God's world
and a baby in the womb of the tug.
It is the sun , which brims over
paintings, lights and ringing tram:
Bells - yellow and blue -
in a maze of avenues and lines ...
November 10, 2012
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