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Work (1895)
by Valery Bryusov, translated by Timofey Zhitenev
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Work

Ghosts of uncreated creaturesSleeping troubled flickerLike the paddles of MauritiusOn enamel wall of lacquer.
Purple hands are half-asleepOn enamel wall of lacquer,Charting sounds with a sweepIn a silence — ringing clangour.
And so glassy lucent stallsIn a silence ringing clangourAre like spangles rising allUnder azure moonlight grander.
Rising crescent is uncoatingUnder azure moonlight grander.Sounds sleepy subtly floating,Sounds reaching me with languor.
Secrets of created creaturesFawn upon me with a languor.Trembling is the shadow of MauritiusOn enamel wall of lacquer.1895

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This work was published before January 1, 1930, and is in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago.

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This work is released under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license, which allows free use, distribution, and creation of derivatives, so long as the license is unchanged and clearly noted, and the original author is attributed.

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