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INVITATION TO RECONSTRUCTED WEB SITE: |
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by Anna V. Epelbaum
Email: aepelbaum (nospam) yahoo.com (unverified!)
Phone: (217) 359-3619
Address: 302 S. Second St., #711, Champaign, IL 61820 |
29 Nov 2004
Modified: 10:36:39 AM |
Part I
The web site www.moscowtochicago.com is again available, and there are also a number of new books available there currently only in electronic copies
The illustration below is the front cover of Anna V. Epelbaum new book of poetry
with the same name-’Trough Times’.
Below is also the text of the poem, which gave this book its name.
Though the author has created portraits of all main characters of her two sets of poems about Alice’s adventures, they are not included in this current version of the book.
‘Wayward’ (Wendy Edwards) or anybody else may not to worry as all illustrations of this current version are made by perfectly legal means (the same way as all other, not included, portraits of main characters), without infringing anybody’s copyrights.
All readers are very welcome to visit this newly renovated web site and to purchase anything there.
Especially welcome are all possible sponsoring publishers.
I have also an offer and/or invitation for someone or people with solid musical background.
I think that our time is providing the very rich material for literature. I am currently working on trilogy of plays with prologue and epilogue. The plays names are ‘Impeachment’, ‘Election of The Year 2000’ and ‘September 11th’.
I am trying to make this trilogy in the best traditions of European literature, as I am inspired by R. Rolland, and A.K. Tolstoy. I hope that these plays would be soon finished and you would be the judges how close (if any) I was and am able to be to these standards.
I am also sure that our time is providing all contemporary satirical writers with such juicy material that J. Swift, J. Joyce, F. Dostoyevsky, N. Saltukov-Shedrin and other should feel themselves very uneasy in their graves envying our contemporaries.
At that point, I have almost created lyrics for the comical opera ’Impeachment’.
Choirs, duets and solos from this projected opera are knocking in my temples and, pertinent to the very poor musical background, I can’t let them out. If there is someone with proper musical background, and/or musical creativity, maybe, who is interested in cooperation, I would welcome this cooperation very much |
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The Ballad About Time
The castle's reliably hidden by time,
Covered by green quilt of brunches and leaves
But all what happened then : celebrations and crimes-
Are still there, not only in books or myths.
You can find them, if you hard try.
The time didn't erase all events,
Only need you to move the top layer:
Time 'd surrender, and lose its defense,
And again would become real tales.
Just fall down then hundreds of old locks,
And all chains would also fall down,
And you'd feel like you are inside of a book
Of crusades and of wars for the crown.
But you'd better be ready to hear beloved tunes,
And to listen about free archers,
Because sun's always sun, and moon's always moon,
Even in your so distant future.
Steel with steel and swords were crashed,
The Death was smiling and showing teeth,
Threatening everyone, and being ready to lash.
Enemies fell in mud, when destroyed was their marsh,
And were praying for winners' mercy.
But not all, who got lives back, as they asked,
Felt then gratitude in their hearts.
Sometimes they hid evil under their smiles, as masks,
Behaved like dummies although were smart!
Good, if horse obeys you even without the bridle.
It's good when you shouldn't cover your track.
It's good when you openly fight steel with steel,
It's bad, if you're stabbed, suddenly, in the back.
What's about the bastards? Do you kill them? All right!
What's about witches? Do you still have them?
Sure, wrong would be wrong, and right would be right
In your future, like in the past or present !
Through the ages : in past, present, and furthermore
Cowards, traitors are always disdained.
Fight 's fight, and war's, unfortunately, war,
And it's always for freedom craves human's core,
And injustice should be always tainted.
The time never erases the meaning.
Only need you to move the top layer,
And these solid eternal feelings
Would pour out like in passion of prayer.
Now, long ago, and during all times
Price is price (you don't need to check),.
And the honor’s still honor, whatever one minds,
And it's good, when the friend holds your back!
Clarity we can always obtain from deep past.
Tales, sages have rules of this etiquette.
Because evil and good would continue to last,
Like they did in the past or present! |
This work is in the public domain |
