Дмитрий Алёхин – Jolly Poems (страница 2)

I sit and watch the world go by,

A white cloud in a blue sky.

A bird stops on the wire to rest,

It puffs its feathers, puffs its chest.

I do not know where it will go,

Perhaps it knows what I don't know.

It flies away, so fast, so free,

And leaves a little song for me.

A Friend Like That

You came to me with no big plan,

You sat with me, you took my hand.

We did not speak of heavy things,

Just simple words, like birds with wings.

A laugh, a tea, a piece of cake,

A moment that was ours to make.

A friend like that is hard to find,

A quiet place inside the mind.

The Moon Knows

When night is here and day is done,

The moon arrives to greet the sun.

It does not shine to be the best,

It hangs above to give us rest.

If I feel lost or feel too small,

I look up high and tell it all.

It does not speak, but I can feel,

The moon knows this: this pain is real.

Walking Home

The street is long, the lamps are gold,

The evening air is fresh and cold.

My footsteps make a steady sound,

The only rhythm on the ground.

I pass the house with porch light on,

I think of all the days now gone.

But I am here, and this is now,

I take a breath and make a vow:

To see the small, to love the plain,

To find the sun behind the rain.

Good Soup

A pot upon the stove so slow,

An onion chopped, a fire low.

The smell goes through the whole small flat,

It says: you’re home, and that is that.

A carrot orange, a green bean long,

I add my heart to make it strong.

A bowl is full, a spoon is deep,

A simple joy I want to keep.

Paper Boat

I fold the paper, sharp and clean,

A little boat, so small, so mean.

I take it down to where the stream

Moves slowly like a quiet dream.

I set it free upon the tide,

It has no engine, has no guide.

It goes where water wants to go,

A lesson that I need to know.

The First Star

The sky turns pink, then soft dark blue,

The day is done, and so am I.

But then I see a tiny spark,

The very first star in the dark.

I make a wish, I say a name,

I feel a glow, a little flame.

The star does not go out or fade,

It stays with me, a promise made.

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