The ExplanationLove and Death once ceased their strifeAt the Tavern of Man's Life.Called for wine, and threw -- alas! --Each his quiver on the grass.When the bout was o'er they foundMingled arrows strewed the ground.Hastily...

Rudyard KiplingAlone upon the housetops to the NorthI turn and watch the lightnings in the sky--The glamour of thy footsteps in the North.Come back to me, Beloved, or I die.Below my feet the still bazar is laid--Far, far be...

The Law of the JungleRudyard KiplingNow this is the Law of the Jungle -- as old and as true as the sky;And the Wolf that shall keep it may prosper, but the Wolf that shall break it must die.As the creeper that girdles the tree-trun...

Сold IronRudyard KiplingGold is for the mistress -- silver for the maid --Copper for the craftsman cunning at his trade."Good!" said the Baron, sitting in his hall,"But Iron -- Cold Iron -- is master of them all.&quo...

A DedicationAnd they were stronger hands than mineThat digged the Ruby from the earth--More cunning brains that made it worthThe large desire of a king,And stouter hearts that through the brineWent down the perfect Pearl to bri...

Январь * * *Подарки и дарить и получатьЛюблю. Грешна! Но лгать себе не буду:Тепло улыбки – крепкая печать,Но не по силам мне творенье чуда…02.01.12.* * *Валяясь в кресле, с котом на пузе,В пушистых т...