---

Kol' goret', tak uzh goret' sgoraya... - S. Esenin

---

   PO GRIBY

Ryzhichkov, volvyanochek,
Belyih belyanochek
Naberu skoreshen'ko
YA, mlada-mladeshen'ka,
CHto dlya svekra-batyushki,
Dlya svekrovi-matushki:
Perestali b skryazhnichat' -
Seli by pobrazhnichat'.

A tebe, postylomu,
Staromu da hilomu,
Sunu ya v okoshechko
Polnoe lukoshechko
Muhomora starogo,
Starogo, podzharogo...
Staryj est - ne spravitsya:
Muhomorom davitsya...

A tebe, treklyatomu,
Belu-kudrevatomu,
Vysmotryu ya travushku,
Travushku-muravushku,
Na postelyu branuyu,
Svahoj-nochkoj stlannuyu,
S pologom-dubrovushkoj
Da so mnoj li, vdovushkoj.

<1860>