Dear everyone, everywhere,

please pray for this Living Russian Poet being treated unfairly in Russia NOW. These things should not be in the "New Russia'

to Yulia Privedyonnaya

Taking a Hammer to the Clouds

taking a hammer to the clouds
they tried to kill the snow
but the snow fell anyway

as always, more beautiful than ever
still snow, yet different-

mysterious happiness settled
over the landscapes of the heart.
as in other countries

known and unknown.
you will not be deceived:

no one can alter
the God-given course of poetry
through the soul's veins

or immemorial joy
you are not deceived

believing in poetry, in happiness,
in, as Pushkin said,
mysterious inner freedom

cherished and cherished

mary angela douglas 24 february 2010