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[aptsvet]

the wind comes down disheveling the lake
the outward edge of the loop whose western shore
i forced myself to suspect but was unsure of
when dwelling closer to the opposite sky
facing the east with its haunted horizon

the loop which is the loom weaves up a storm
of tortured steel within whose distant mind
we coexist as hazard brings together
loose strands of disparate time which sometimes are
spliced by the el-train when it hits a stitch
sparks showering down and the west i force
myself to face is where they keep the wind
when not in use the head is where the brain
billows and flaps a platypus tree in bloom

the lady of the lake is gone her mirror
sporting a crack is now the sky itself
from where the miniature parachutes keep flowing
with a tiny platypus attached to each
like the toy mascot of an alien airline

Comments

[trepang.livejournal.com]

как хорошо, перевести бы.

[aptsvet.livejournal.com]

Сам не буду, потому что это часть двуязычного цикла, тогда русские куски придется на английский переводить.

[shkrobius.livejournal.com]

So that's how you see Chicago... I have to admit that it took me a while to realize that l-train is L-train. It reads like I-train which brings indignant thoughts about those New Yorkers. Who says you can't capitalize as an exception!

[aptsvet.livejournal.com]

The Loop is another hint, should be enough, together with the lake. Once you admit an exception, they come like an avalanche.

[aagg.livejournal.com]

у меня тоже затык с I: можно ещё сказать el-train, так тоже говорят

[aptsvet.livejournal.com]

Именно, так и сделаю.