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Àâòîð: Ìàÿêîâñêèé Âëàäèìèð Âëàäèìèðîâè÷
Æàíð: Ïîýçèÿ

 

 


 

                               ÈÇÄÅÂÀÒÅËÜÑÒÂÀ

                  Ïàâëèíüèì õâîñòîì ðàñïóùó ôàíòàçèþ â ïåñòðîì öèêëå,
                  äóøó âî âëàñòü îòäàì ðèôì íåîæèäàííûõ ðîþ.
                  Õî÷åòñÿ âíîâü óñëûõàòü, êàê ñ ãàçåòíûõ ñòîëáöîâ
                                                              çàöûêàëè
                  òå,
                  êòî ó äóáà, êîðìÿùåãî èõ,
                  êîðíè ðûëàìè ðîþò.
                  [1916]
 

                           ÍÈÊ×ÅÌÍÎÅ ÑÀÌÎÓÒÅØÅÍÈÅ

                             Ìàëî èçâîç÷èêîâ?
                             Òåøüòåñü ëîæüþ.
                             Âèäàíà ëü øóòêà ïëîùå ÷üÿ!
                             Óëèöó âðàñïëîõ îãëÿíèòå -
                             èç ðîæ åå
                             ÷üÿ íå èçâîç÷è÷üÿ?
                             Ïîýò ëè
                             ïîåò î ñåáå è î ðîçå,
                             äåâóøêà ëü
                          10 â ëîêîí âûïëåòåò óõî -
                             âèæó òåáÿ,
                             ñîøåäøèé ñ êîçåë
                             êîðîëü òðàêòèðîâ,
                             ¸ðíèê è óõàðü.
                             Åñëè ãîâîðÿò ìíå:
                             - Ïîìíèòå,
                             Ñèäîðîâ
                             ïîìåð? -
                             íå çàáóäó,
                          20 óäèâëåííûé,
                             ãëàçàìè ñìåðèòü èõ.
                             Î, êîìó æå îõîòà
                             ïîìíèòü íîìåð
                             íàíÿòîãî òàùèòüñÿ îò ðîæäåíèÿ ê ñìåðòè?!
                             Âñå ðàâíî ìíå,
                             ÷òî îíè êîíåé íå ï_î_ÿò,
                             ÷òî óòðîì íå íà÷èùèâàþò äóã îíè -
                             ñ óëèö,
                             ñ áåñêîíå÷íûõ êîçåë
                          30 òóïîå
                             ëèöî èõ,
                             îòêðûòîå ëèøü ìîðäîáîþ è ðóãàíè.
                             Äåòè,
                             âû åùå
                             îñòàëèñü.
                             Íè÷åãî.
                             Ïîäðàñòåòå.
                             Ñêîðî
                             â æèäåíüêîì êóëà÷îíêå çàæìåòå êíóòîâèùå,
                          40 ìàòåðíîé ðóãàíüþ ïîòðÿñàÿ ãîðîä.
                             Õîæó ìåæ èçâîç÷èêîâ.
                             Øëÿïó í_à_ íîñ.
                             Òîðæåñòâåííåé, ÷åì ñòðî÷êà äåðæàâèíñêèõ îä.
                             Äåíü åùå -
                             è îäèí îñòàíóñü
                             ÿ,
                             ìåäëèòåëüíûé è âäóì÷èâûé ïåøåõîä.
                             [1916]
 

                                  ÍÀÄÎÅËÎ

                          Íå âûñèäåë äîìà.
                          Àííåíñêèé, Òþò÷åâ, Ôåò.
                          Îïÿòü,
                          òîñêîþ ê ëþäÿì âåäîìûé,
                          èäó
                          â êèíåìàòîãðàôû, â òðàêòèðû, â êàôå.
                          Çà ñòîëèêîì.
                          Ñèÿíèå.
                          Íàäåæäà ñèÿåò ñåðäöó ãëóïîìó.
                       10 À åñëè çà íåäåëþ
                          òàê èçìåíèëñÿ ðîññèÿíèí,
                          ÷òî ùåêè ñîæãó îãíÿìè ãóá åìó.
                          Îñòîðîæíî ïîäíèìàþ ãëàçà,
                          ðîþñü â ïèäæà÷íîé êó÷å.
                          "Íàçàä,
                          íàç-çàä,
                          í_à_ç_à_ä!"
                          Ñòðàõ îðåò èç ñåðäöà.
                          Ìå÷åòñÿ ïî ëèöó, áåçíàäåæåí è ñêó÷åí.
                       20 Íå ñëóøàþñü.
                          Âèæó,
                          âïðàâî íåìíîæêî,
                          íåâåäîìîå íè íà ñóøå, íè â ïó÷èíàõ âîä,
                          ñòàðàòåëüíî ðàáîòàåò íàä òåëÿ÷üåé íîæêîé
                          çàãàäî÷íåéøåå ñóùåñòâî.
                          Ãëÿäèøü è íå çíàåøü: åñò èëè íå åñò îí.
                          Ãëÿäèøü è íå çíàåøü: äûøèò èëè íå äûøèò îí.
                          Äâà àðøèíà áåçëèöîãî ðîçîâàòîãî òåñòà:
                          õîòü áû ìåòêà áûëà â óãîëî÷êå âûøèòà.
                       30 Òîëüêî êîëûøóòñÿ ñïàäàþùèå íà ïëå÷è
                          ìÿãêèå ñêëàäêè ëîñíÿùèõñÿ ùåê.
                          Ñåðäöå â èññòóïëåíèè,
                          ðâåò è ìå÷åò.
                          "Íàçàä æå!
                          ×åãî åùå?"
                          Âëåâî ñìîòðþ.
                          Ðîò ðàçèíóë.
                          Îáåðíóëñÿ ê ïåðâîìó, è ñòàëî èíà÷å:
                          äëÿ óâèäåâøåãî âòîðóþ îáðàçèíó
                       40 ïåðâûé -
                          âîñêðåñøèé Ëåîíàðäî äà-Âèí÷è.
                          Íåò ëþäåé.
                          Ïîíèìàåòå
                          êðèê òûñÿ÷åäíåâíûõ ìóê?
                          Äóøà íå õî÷åò íåìàÿ èäòè,
                          à ñêàçàòü êîìó?
                          Áðîøóñü íà çåìëþ,
                          êàìíÿ êîðîþ
                          â êðîâü ëèöî èçîòðó, ñëåçàìè àñôàëüò îìûâàÿ.
                       50 Èñòîìèâøèìèñÿ ïî ëàñêå ãóáàìè òûñÿ÷üþ ïîöåëóåâ
                                                                     ïîêðîþ
                          óìíóþ ìîðäó òðàìâàÿ.
                          Â äîì óéäó.
                          Ïðèëèïíó ê îáîÿì.
                          Ãäå ðîçà åñòü íåæíåå è ÷àéíåå?
                          Õî÷åøü -
                          òåáå
                          ðÿáîå
                          ïðî÷òó "Ïðîñòîå êàê ìû÷àíèå"?
 

                                ÄËß ÈÑÒÎÐÈÈ

                          Êîãäà âñå ðàññåëÿòñÿ â ðàþ è â àäó,
                       60 çåìëÿ èòîãàìè ïîäâåäåíà áóäåò -
                          ïîìíèòå:
                          â 1916 ãîäó
                          èç Ïåòðîãðàäà èñ÷åçëè êðàñèâûå ëþäè.
                          [1916]
 

                             ÄÅØÅÂÀß ÐÀÑÏÐÎÄÀÆÀ

                       Æåíùèíó ëü îïóòûâàþ â òðîãàòåëüíûé ðîìàí,
                       ïðîñòî íà ïðîõîæåãî ãëÿæó ëè -
                       êàæäûé îïàñëèâî ïðèäåðæèâàåò êàðìàí.
                       Ñìåøíûå!
                       Ñ íèùèõ -
                       ÷òî ñ íèõ ñæóëèòü?
                       Ñêîëüêî ëåò ïðîéäåò, óçíàþò ïîêà -
                       êàíäèäàò íà ñàæåíü ãîðîäñêîãî ìîðãà -
                       ÿ
                    10 áåñêîíå÷íî áîëüøå áîãàò,
                       ÷åì ëþáîé Ïüåðïîíò Ìîðãàí.
                       ×åðåç ñòîëüêî-òî, ñòîëüêî-òî ëåò
                       - ñëîâîì, íå âûæèâó -
                       ñ ãîëîäà ñäîõíó ëü,
                       ñòàíó ëü ïîä ïèñòîëåò -
                       ìåíÿ,
                       ñåãîäíÿøíåãî ðûæåãî,
                       ïðîôåññîð_à_ ðàçó÷àò äî ïîñëåäíèõ éîò,
                       êàê,
                    20 êîãäà,
                       ãäå ÿâëåí.
                       Áóäåò
                       ñ êàôåäðû ëîáàñòûé èäèîò
                       ÷òî-òî ìîëîòü î áîãîäüÿâîëå.
                       Ñêë_î_íèòñÿ òîëïà,
                       ëåáåçÿùà,
                       ñóåòíà.
                       Äàæå íå óçíàåòå -
                       ÿ íå ÿ:
                    30 îáëûñåâøóþ ãîëîâó ðàçðèñóåò îíà
                       â ðîãà èëè â ñèÿíèÿ.
                       Êàæäàÿ êóðñèñòêà,
                       ïðåæäå ÷åì ëå÷ü,
                       îíà
                       íå çàáóäåò íàä ñòèõàìè ìîèìè çàìëåòü.
                       ß - ïåññèìèñò,
                       çíàþ -
                       âå÷íî
                       áóäåò êóðñèñòêà æèòü íà çåìëå.
                    40 Ñëóøàéòå æ:
                       âñå, ÷åì âëàäååò ìîÿ äóøà,
                       - à åå áîãàòñòâà ïîéäèòå ñìåðüòå åé! -
                       âåëèêîëåïèå,
                       ÷òî â âå÷íîñòü óêðàñèò ìîé øàã,
                       è ñàìîå ìîå áåññìåðòèå,
                       êîòîðîå, ãðîìûõàÿ ïî âñåì âåêàì,
                       êîëåíîïðåêëîíåííûõ ñîáåðåò ìèðîâîå âå÷å, -
                       âñå ýòî - õîòèòå? -
                       ñåé÷àñ îòäàì
                    50 çà îäíî òîëüêî ñëîâî
                       ëàñêîâîå,
                       ÷åëîâå÷üå.
                       Ëþäè!
                       Ïûëÿ ïðîñïåêòû, òîïî÷à ðîæü,
                       èäèòå ñî âñåãî çåìíîãî ëîíà.
                       Ñåãîäíÿ
                       â Ïåòðîãðàäå
                       íà Íàäåæäèíñêîé
                       íè çà ãðîø
                    60 ïðîäàåòñÿ äðàãîöåííåéøàÿ êîðîíà.
                       Çà ÷åëîâå÷üå ñëîâî -
                       íå ïðàâäà ëè, äåøåâî?
                       Ïîéäè,
                       ïîïðîáóé, -
                       êàê æå,
                       íàéäåøü åãî!
                       [1916]
 

                                    ÌÐÀÊ

                         Ñêëîíÿþòñÿ äîëó ñîëíöåïîäîáíûå ëèêè èõ
                         È ïðîñòî ìðóò,
                         è äàâÿòñÿ,
                         è òîíóò.
                         Îäèí çà äðóãèì óõîäÿò âåëèêèå,
                         çà ìàñòîäîíòîì ìàñòîäîíò...
                         Ñåãîäíÿ íà Âåðõàðíà îáèäåëèñü íåáåñà.
                         Äóìàåò íåáî -
                         äàé
                      10 çàøèáó åãî!
                         Ãîñïîäè,
                         êîìó òåïåðü ïèñàòü?
                         Íåóæåëè Øåáóåâó?
                         Âïðî÷åì -
                         ïóñòü èõ ïèøóò.
                         Íå ìíå â íèõ ðûòüñÿ.
                         ß ñ õàðàêòåðîì.
                         Âîë ñàì.
                         Îò ÷òåíüÿ èõ
                      20 â ñåðäöå çàâîäèòñÿ ìîêðèöà
                         è ìîçã çàðàñòàåò ãóñòåéøèì âîëîñîì.
                         È ïèñàòü íå áóäó.
                         Ëó÷øå
                         ïðîâåðþ,
                         íå øèðîêà ëü â "Ñåëåêòå" ñðåäíÿÿ ëóçà.
                         Ñ Ôàäååì Àáðàìîâè÷åì ñÿäó èãðàòü â îê_î_.
                         Åñòü
                         ó ñîþçíèêîâ ôðàíöóçîâ
                         õîðîøàÿ ïîñëîâèöà:
                      30 "Äîâîëüíî äóðàêîâ".
                         Ïóñòü ïèñàòåëè íà÷èíàþò.
                         Ïîäîæäó.
                         Ïîñìîòðþ,
                         êàêîþ äðÿíüþ çàíà÷èíÿþò
                         ÷åìîäàíû äóø.
                         Âñïîìíèò òîëïà î ïîëîâîì âîïðîñå.
                         Äàëüøå áîëüøå îñêóäååò óì åå.
                         Ïîéäóò íà ëåêöèþ Ïîññå:
                         "Ôèíèêè è áåçóìèå".
                      40 Èççàõîëóñòíè÷àåòñÿ.
                         Ñòàíåò - ×èòà.
                         Ôóòóðèçìîì ïîêàæåòñÿ òåàòð Ìîñîëîâîé.
                         Äîìà çàïðåòñÿ -
                         ïî ñêëàäàì
                         áóäåò ÷èòàòü
                         "Çàäóøåâíîå ñëîâî".
                         Ìûñëü èññóøèòñÿ â ìåëêèé ïîðîøîê.
                         È êîãäà
                         îñòàíåòñÿ ñìåðòü îäíà ëèøü åé,
                      50 òîãäà...
                         ß çíàþ õîðîøî -
                         âîò ÷òî áóäåò äàëüøå.
                         Êî ìíå,
                         óæå ðàçóêðàøåííîìó â ïðîñåäü,
                         ïðèäåò îíà,
                         ïîâèñíåò íà øåþ ïëàêó÷åé èâîþ:
                         "Âëàäèìèð Âëàäèìèðîâè÷,
                         ìèëûé" -
                         ïîïðîñèò -
                      60 ÿ ñÿäó
                         è íàïèøó ÷òî-íèáóäü
                         çàìå÷àòåëüíî êðàñèâîå.
                         [1916]
 

                                ËÓÍÍÀß ÍÎ×Ü

                                   ÏÅÉÇÀÆ

                            Áóäåò ëóíà.
                            Åñòü óæå
                            íåìíîæêî.
                            À âîò è ïîëíàÿ ïîâèñëà â âîçäóõå.
                            Ýòî áîã, äîëæíî áûòü,
                            äèâíîé
                            ñåðåáðÿíîé ëîæêîé
                            ðîåòñÿ â çâåçä óõ_å_.
                            [1916]
 

                               ÑËÅÄÓÞÙÈÉ ÄÅÍÜ

                              Âáåæàë.
                              Çàïûõàëñÿ ïîáåäû ãîíåö:
                              "Äîâîëüíî.
                              Ê âåñåëüþ!
                              Ê ëþáâè!
                              Ãðóñòÿùèõ ê ÷åðòó!
                              Óíûíüÿì êîíåö!"
                              Êàêîé ñíîãñøèáàòåëüíåé âèä?
                              Öèëèíäð íà çàòûëîê.
                           10 Øòàíû - ïèëà.
                              Ïàëüìåðñòîí çàñòåãíóò íàãëóõî.
                              Ãëàçà -
                              äâóì ñîëíöàì âåëþ ïûëàòü
                              èç ãëàç
                              íåîòðàçèìî íàãëûõ.
                              Àôèø ïîäëèííåå.
                              Íà âûñè ýñòðàä.
                              Î, ñêîëüêî áëåñòÿùåãî âçäîðà âàì!
                              Åñòü ëè òàêîé, êòî îðàòü íå ðàä:
                           20 "Ìàÿêîâñêèé!
                              Áðàâî!
                              Ìàÿêîâñêèé!
                              Çäî-ðî-âîî!"
                              Ìàäàì, íà ìèíóòó!
                              ×òî æ, ÷òî ñòàðà?
                              Ñåãîäíÿ âñåì öåëîâàòüñÿ.
                              Çà ìíîé!
                              Ñìîòðèòå,
                              ñèå - ðåñòîðàí,
                           30 Çàë çàöâåë îò îâàöèé.
                              Ëàêåè, âèí!
                              ×òîáû âñå ñîðòà.
                              ×òî ðþìêà?
                              Áî÷êè ãîðà.
                              Ïîêà íå óâèæó äíî,
                              èçî ðòà
                              íå âûðâàòü áëåñòÿùèé êðàí...
                              Äîìîé - ïèñàòü.
                              Ïîêà â êðîâè
                           40 âèíî
                              è ìûñëü òîíêà.
                              Äà òàê,
                              ÷òîá êàæäàÿ ïàëî÷êà â "è"
                              ïðîñèëàñü:
                              "Ïóñòè â êàíêàí!"
                              Òåïåðü - íà Íåâñêèé.
                              Ãäå-òî
                              â íîãàõ
                              òîëïà -òðóñÿùèé çàÿö,
                           50 è òîëüêî
                              ïî äàìàì ïðîêàòûâàåòñÿ:
                              "Àõ,
                              êàêîé ïðåêðàñíûé ìåðçàâåö!"
                              [1916]
 

                          Â. ß. ÁÐÞÑÎÂÓ ÍÀ ÏÀÌßÒÜ

                                                 "Áðþñîâ âûïóñòèë îêîí÷àíèå ïîýìû
                                                 Ïóøêèíà "Åãèïåòñêèå íî÷è". Àëüìà-
                                                 íàõ "Ñòðåìíèíû".
                               Ðàçáîÿ ñëåä çàòåðÿí ïðî÷íî
                               âî òüìå åãèïåòñêèõ íî÷åé.
                               Ïðîâåðèâ ðóêîïèñü
                               ïîñòðî÷íî,
                               ãðîøè îòñûïàë êàçíà÷åé.
                               Áîÿòüñÿ âàì ðîæíà êàêîãî?
                               ×òî
                               ïðîòèâ - Ïóøêèíó èìåòü?
                               Åãî êóëàê
                            10 íàâåê çàêîâàí
                               â ñïîêîéíóþ ê îáèäå ìåäü!
                               [1916]
 

                                    ÕÂÎÈ

                            Íå íàäî.
                            Íå ïðîñèòå.
                            Íå áóäåò åëêè.
                            Êàê æå
                            â ëåñ
                            îòï_ó_ñòèòå ïàïó?
                            Ê íåìó
                            èç-çà ëåñà
                            ÿäåð îñêîëêè
                         10 ïðîòÿíóò,
                            ÷òîá âçÿòü åãî,
                            õèùíóþ ëàïó.
                            Íåëüçÿ.
                            Ñåãîäíÿ
                            ãîðÿùèå áëåñòêè
                            íå áóäóò ëåæàòü
                            ïîä åëêîé
                            â âàòå.
                            Òàì -
                         20 ìèëëèîí ñìåðòîíîñíûõ _î_ñîê
                            óæàëÿò,
                            à ðàíåíûì âàòû íå õâàòèò.
                            Íåò.
                            Íå çàæãóò.
                            Ñâå÷åé íå áóäåò.
                            Â ìîðå
                            æåëåçíûå ÷óäèùà ëàçÿò.
                            À ñ ýòèõ ÷óäèù
                            çëûå ëþäè
                         30 æäóò:
                            íå áëåñíåò ëè ó _î_êîí â ãëàçå.
                            Íå ãîâîðèòå.
                            Ãëóïûå ðå÷ü çàâîäÿò:
                            ÷òîá äåä ïðèøåë,
                            ÷òîá èãðóøåê âîðîõ.
                            Äåäà íåò.
                            Äåä íà çàâîäå.
                            Çàâîä?
                            Ýòî òîò, êòî äåëàåò ïîðîõ.
                         40 Íå áóäåò ìóçûêè.
                            Ð_ó_÷åíåê
                            ãäå âçÿòü åìó?
                            Íå ñÿäåò, èãðàÿ.
                            Âàø áðàò
                            òåïåðü,
                            áåçðóêèé ìó÷åíèê,
                            èäåò, ñèÿþùèé, â âîðîòàõ ðàÿ.
                            Íå ïëà÷üòå.
                            Çà÷åì?
                         50 Íå õìóðüòå ëè÷åê.
                            Íå áóäåò -
                            ÷òî æå ñ òîãî!
                            Ñêîðî
                            âñå, â ðàäîñòíîì êëè÷å
                            ãîëîñà ñïëåòàÿ,
                            âñòðåòÿò íîâîå Ðîæäåñòâî.
                            Åëêà áóäåò.
                            Äà êàêàÿ -
                            íå îáõâàòèøü ñòâîë.
                         60 Íàâåñÿò íà åëêó ñèÿíüÿ ðàçíîãî.
                            Áóäåò ñòîÿòü ñïëîøíîå Ðîæäåñòâî.
                            Òàê ÷òî
                            äàæå -
                            íàäîåñò åãî ïðàçäíîâàòü.
                            [1916]
 

                 ÑÅÁÅ, ËÞÁÈÌÎÌÓ, ÏÎÑÂßÙÀÅÒ ÝÒÈ ÑÒÐÎÊÈ ÀÂÒÎÐ

                            ×åòûðå.
                            Òÿæåëûå, êàê óäàð.
                            "Êåñàðåâî êåñàðþ - áîãó áîãîâî".
                            À òàêîìó,
                            êàê ÿ,
                            òêíóòüñÿ êóäà?
                            Ãäå äëÿ ìåíÿ óãîòîâàíî ëîãîâî?
                            Åñëè á áûë ÿ
                            ìàëåíüêèé,
                         10 êàê Âåëèêèé îêåàí, -
                            íà öûïî÷êè á âîëí âñòàë,
                            ïðèëèâîì ëàñêàëñÿ ê ëóíå áû.
                            Ãäå ëþáèìóþ íàéòè ìíå,
                            òàêóþ, êàê è ÿ?
                            Òàêàÿ íå óìåñòèëàñü áû â êðîõîòíîå íåáî!
                            Î, åñëè á ÿ íèù áûë!
                            Êàê ìèëëèàðäåð!
                            ×òî äåíüãè äóøå?
                            Íåíàñûòíûé âîð â íåé.
                         20 Ìîèõ æåëàíèé ðàçíóçäàííîé îðäå
                            íå õâàòèò çîëîòà âñåõ Êàëèôîðíèé.
                            Åñëè á áûòü ìíå êîñíîÿçû÷íûì,
                            êàê Äàíò
                            èëè Ïåòðàðêà!
                            Äóøó ê îäíîé çàæå÷ü!
                            Ñòèõàìè âåëåòü èñòëåòü åé!
                            È ñëîâà
                            è ëþáîâü ìîÿ -
                            òðèóìôàëüíàÿ àðêà:
                         30 ïûøíî,
                            áåññëåäíî ïðîéäóò ñêâîçü íåå
                            ëþáîâíèöû âñåõ ñòîëåòèé.
                            Î, åñëè á áûë ÿ
                            òèõèé,
                            êàê ãðîì, -
                            íûë áû,
                            äðîæüþ îáúÿë áû çåìëè îäðÿõëåâøèé ñêèò.
                            ß
                            åñëè âñåé åãî ìîùüþ
                         40 âûðåâó ãîëîñ îãðîìíûé -
                            êîìåòû çàëîìÿò ãîðÿùèå ðóêè,
                            áðîñÿòñÿ âíèç ñ òîñêè.
                            ß áû ãëàç ëó÷àìè ãðûç íî÷è -
                            î, åñëè á áûë ÿ
                            òóñêëûé,
                            êàê ñîëíöå!
                            Î÷åíü ìíå íàäî
                            ñèÿíüåì ìîèì ïîèòü
                            çåìëè îòîùàâøåå ëîíöå!
                         50 Ïðîéäó,
                            ëþáîâèùó ìîþ âîëî÷à.
                            Â êàêîé íî÷_è_,
                            áðåäîâ_î_é,
                            íåäóæíîé,
                            êàêèìè Ãîëèàôàìè ÿ çà÷_à_ò -
                            òàêîé áîëüøîé
                            è òàêîé íåíóæíûé?
                            [1916]
 

                       ÏÎÑËÅÄÍßß ÏÅÒÅÐÁÓÐÃÑÊÀß ÑÊÀÇÊÀ

                             Ñòîèò èìïåðàòîð Ïåòð Âåëèêèé,
                             äóìàåò:
                             "Çàïèðóþ íà ïðîñòîðå ÿ!" -
                             à ðÿäîì
                             ïîä ïüÿíûå êëèêè
                             ñòðîèòñÿ ãîñòèíèöà "Àñòîðèÿ".
                             Ñèÿåò ãîñòèíèöà,
                             çà îáåäîì îáåä îíà
                             äàåò.
                          10 Çàâèñòüþ ñ ãðàíèòà ñíÿò,
                             ñëåç èìïåðàòîð.
                             Òðîå ìåäíûõ
                             ñëàçÿò
                             òèõî,
                             ÷òîá íå ñïóãíóòü Ñåíàò.
                             Ïðîõîæèå ñòðåìèëèñü âîéòè è âûéòè.
                             Øâåéöàð â ïîêëîíå íå óìåíüøèë ðîñò.
                             Êòî-òî
                             ðàññåÿííûé
                          30 áðîñèë:
                             "Èçâèíèòå",
                             íàñòóïèâ íå÷àÿííî íà çìåèí õâîñò.
                             Èìïåðàòîð,
                             ëîøàäü è çìåé
                             íåëîâêî
                             ïî êàðòî÷êå
                             ñïðîñèëè ãðåíàäèí.
                             Øóìà ÿçûê íå ñìîëê, íåìåÿ.
                             Èç ïèâøèõ è åâøèõ íå îáåðíóëñÿ íè îäèí.
                          30 È òîëüêî
                             êîãäà
                             íàä ïà÷êîé ñîëîìèíîê
                             â êîíå çàãîâîðèëà ïðèâû÷êà äðåâíÿÿ,
                             òîëïà ñîðâàëàñü, êðèêîì ñëîìàíà:
                             - Æóåò!
                             Íå çíàåò, çà÷åì îíè.
                             Äåðåâíÿ!
                             Ñòûäîì îâèõðåíû øàãè êîíÿ.
                             Âûáåëåíà ãðèâà îò óëè÷íîãî ãàçà.
                          40 Îáðàòíî
                             ïî Íàáåðåæíîé
                             ãîíèò ãèêàíüå
                             ïîñëåäíþþ èç ïåòåðáóðãñêèõ ñêàçîê.
                             È âíîâü èìïåðàòîð
                             ñòîèò áåç ñêèïåòðà.
                             Çìåé.
                             Óíûíüå ó ëîøàäè íà ìîðäå.
                             È íèêòî íå ïîéìåò òîñêè Ïåòðà -
                             óçíèêà,
                          50 çàêîâàííîãî â ñîáñòâåííîì ãîðîäå.
                             [1916]
 

                                   ÐÎÑÑÈÈ

                            Âîò èäó ÿ,
                            çàìîðñêèé ñòðàóñ,
                            â ïåðüÿõ ñòðîô, ðàçìåðîâ è ðèôì.
                            Ñïðÿòàòü ãîëîâó, ãëóïûé, ñòàðàþñü,
                            â îïåðåíüå çâåíÿùåå âðûâ.
                            ß íå òâîé, ñíåãîâàÿ óðîäèíà.
                            Ãëóáæå
                            â ïåðüÿ, äóøà, óëîæèñü!
                            È èíàÿ îêàæåòñÿ ðîäèíà,
                         10 âèæó -
                            âûææåíà þæíàÿ æèçíü.
                            Îñòðîâ çíîÿ.
                            Â ïàëüìû îâàçèëñÿ.
                            "Ýé,
                            äîðîãó!"
                            Âûäóìêó ìíóò.
                            È îïÿòü
                            äî äðóãîãî îàçèñà
                            âüþ ñëåäû ïåñêàìè ìèíóò.
                         20 Èíûå æìóòñÿ -
                            óéòè á,
                            íå êóñàåòñÿ ëü? -
                            Èíûå èçîãíóòû â íèçêóþ ëåñòü.
                            "Ìàìà,
                            à ìàìà,
                            íåñåò îí ÿéöà?" -
                            "Íå çíàþ, äóøå÷êà.
                            Äîëæåí áû íåñòü".
                            Ðæóò ýòàæèÿ.
                         30 Óëèöû ïÿëÿòñÿ.
                            Îáäàþò âîäîé õîëîäà.
                            Âåñü èñòûêàííûé â äûìû è â ïàëüöû,
                            ïåðåâàëèâàþ ãîäà.
                            ×òî æ, áåðè ìåíÿ õâàòêîé ì¸ðçêîé!
                            Áðèòâîé âåòðà ïåðüÿ îáðåé.
                            Ïóñòü èñ÷åçíó,
                            ÷óæîé è çàìîðñêèé,
                            ïîä íåèñòîâñòâà âñåõ äåêàáðåé.
                            [1916]
 

                              ÁÐÀÒÜß ÏÈÑÀÒÅËÈ

                          Î÷åâèäíî, íå ïðèâûêíó
                          ñèäåòü â "Áðèñòîëå",
                          ïèòü ÷àé,
                          ïîñòðî÷íî âðàòü ÿ, -
                          îïðîêèíó ñòàêàíû,
                          âçëåçó íà ñòîëèê.
                          Ñëóøàéòå,
                          ëèòåðàòóðíàÿ áðàòèÿ!
                          Ñèäèòå,
                       10 ãëàçåíêè â ÷àèøêî êàíóâ.
                          Âûòåðñÿ îò ñòðî÷åíèÿ ëîêîòü ïëþøåâûé.
                          Ïîäûìèòå ãëàçà îò íåäîïèòûõ ñòàêàíîâ.
                          Îò êîñì îñâîáîäèòå óøè âû.
                          Âàñ,
                          ïðèëèïøèõ
                          ê ñòåíå,
                          ê îáîÿì,
                          ìèëûå,
                          ÷òî âàñ ñî ñëîâîì ñâåëî?
                       20 À çíàåòå,
                          åñëè íå ïèñàë,
                          ðàçáîåì
                          çàíèìàëñÿ Ôðàíñóà Âèëëîí.
                          Âàì,
                          áåðóùèì ñ îïàñêîé
                          è ïåðî÷èííûå íîæè,
                          êðàñîòà âåëèêîëåïíåéøåãî âåêà ââåðåíà âàì!
                          Èç ÷åãî ïèñàòü âàì?
                          Ñåãîäíÿ
                       30 æèçíü
                          â ñòî êðàò èíòåðåñíåé
                          ó ëþáîãî ïîìîùíèêà ïðèñÿæíîãî ïîâåðåííîãî.
                          Ãîñïîäà ïîýòû,
                          íåóæåëè íå íàñêó÷èëè
                          ïàæè,
                          äâîðöû,
                          ëþáîâü,
                          ñèðåíè êóñò âàì?
                          Åñëè
                       40 òàêèå, êàê âû,
                          òâîðöû -
                          ìíå íàïëåâàòü íà âñÿêîå èñêóññòâî.
                          Ëó÷øå ëàâî÷êó îòêðîþ.
                          Ïîéäó íà áèðæó.
                          Òóãèìè áóìàæíèêàìè ðàñòîïûðþ áîêà.
                          Ïüÿíîé ïåñíåé
                          äóøó âûðæó
                          â êàáèíåòå êàáàêà.
                          Ïîä êîïíû âîëîñ ïðîíèêíåò ëè óäàð?
                       50 Ìûñëü
                          îäíà ïîä âîëîñèùà âëîæåíà:
                          "Ïðè÷åñûâàòüñÿ? Çà÷åì æå?!
                          Íà âðåìÿ íå ñòîèò òðóäà,
                          à âå÷íî
                          ïðè÷åñàííûì áûòü
                          íåâîçìîæíî".
                          [1917]
 

                                 ÐÅÂÎËÞÖÈß

                                ÏÎÝÒÎÕÐÎÍÈÊÀ

                           26 ôåâðàëÿ. Ïüÿíûå, ñìåøàííûå ñ ïîëèöèåé,
                           ñîëäàòû ñòðåëÿëè â íàðîä.
                           27-å.
                           Ðàçë_è_ëñÿ ïî áëåñêàì äóë è ëåçâèé
                           ðàññâåò.
                           Ðäåë áàãðÿí è ä_î_ëîã.

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