Lina Kostenko Bizzarre, complicated, explosive The one nobody can save And maybe I am the shadow Of my own word - and all... And may be I'm just aberration, Vibration of rhythms and rhymes The rest is just... decoration... A veil, a grimace... makeup Behind this uncertain facade Where so much love and warmth A human.... A river... A garden.... And only in word I'm alive )

Lina Kostenko The words were rising in me like the Sun... but left unspoken...)

Lina Kostenko So what if it's loneliness, So what if it's wrong!? If heart dreams of you Like sea waits for squall ...

In the world, so cold and envy.... In the world, so cold and envy Where the happiness Is sewn of sorrows Could we forgive each other This unexpected sadness?... Or shall we blame ourselves forever? For the hearts that dared beating In the silent tenderness, For thoughts of you, For dear look which makes me drunk.... Ohh... let this madness last a while And let this sadness gently weep...

Poem by Lina Kostenko Poetry is best to be read in original, but Ukrainian language is rather rare and I would like to share with you the poem of my favorite Ukrainian poetress Lina Kostenko Original comes first, for those who can appreciate it Не знаю, чи побачу Вас, чи ні. А може, власне, і не в тому справа А головне, що десь вдалечині Є хтось такий, як невтоленна спрага. Я не покличу щастя не моє, Луна луни туди не долітає. Я думаю про Вас. Я знаю, що Ви є. Моя душа й від цього вже світає. Not sure if I ever meet you And this is not the point What really matters - You Somewhere, far away The one I am so thirst for I won't call for happiness Which is not mine My charms can't fly that far I'm thinking about you I know that you exist It pleases me And fills my soul with blossoms