Ivan Malkovych Biography

(An Old-World Ballad)

Along the edge of the world at night
in the light of the Lord's candle
...

Again I'll visit for a day or two,
won't help with anything again,
nervous, distracted conversations
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children
are most like birds
brothers to angels
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On a heap amidst thistles,
on coal, soggy from rains,
two angels dwell:
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The spirit of Cimmerian silver
and furs has not withered here,
the quiet dignity of these
majestic women has not faded.
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