Dorothy Parker (Дороти Паркер)

The Immortals

If you should sail for Trebizond, or die,
Or cry another name in your first sleep,
Or see me board a train, and fail to sigh,
Appropriately, I'd clutch my breast and weep.
And you, if I should wander through the door,
Or sin, or seek a nunnery, or save
My lips and give my cheek, would tread the floor
And aptly mention poison and the grave.

Therefore the mooning world is gratified,
Quoting how prettily we sigh and swear;
And you and I, correctly side by side,
Shall live as lovers when our bones are bare;
And though we lie forever enemies,
Shall rank with Abélard and Héloïse.

1. Condolence
2. Chant for Dark Hours
3. Unfortunate Coincidence
4. They Part
5. A Dream Lies Dead

Isaac Rosenberg (Айзек Розенберг) The Immortals ("I killed them, but they would not die")

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