To the Bust of the Conqueror

In vain, you’re seeking errors here: The hand of art has camouflaged The marble of lips with a smile, smeared, Ice of a brow - with a rage… In fact, this image is two-faced. The same was and that mighty king: Used to his soul’s controversies, A face and life – of Harlequin. Translated by Yevgeny Bonver