ÁÅÃÈ ÑÊÂÎÇÜ ÃÎÐÎÄ
                                        
                                        Áåãè ñêâîçü ãîðîä
                                        "æèçíü åñòü ñëàäêèé áåã"
                                        ïîêà ãëàçà ñïîêîéíû è áåññîííû
                                        áåãè êàê ìîæíî äàëüøå è áûñòðåé
                                        
                                        Áåãè ñåãîäíÿ
                                        çàâòðà òû çàáóäåøü
                                        ìîñòû, êàíàëû, ïëîùàäåé ïóñòîòû
                                        õîëìû è êðûøè - ïîïàäè òóäà
                                        êóäà èíà÷å íå ïîïàñòü âîâåê
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        ÁÐÀÇÈËÈß
                                        
                                        Ñâåðêàþùèé ìåäëåííûé âèõðü
                                        æåì÷óã ïîäçåìíûõ ïóñòîò
                                        êàðàìåëüíûå ïåòóøêè
                                        ñàìîöâåòû
                                        ïóñòîòà çà ñïèíîé
                                        ñïèíà îòêðûòàÿ âåòðó
                                        ÿ íå áîþñü
                                        360 ãðàäóñîâ
                                        ÷åòûðå ñòîðîíû ñâåòà
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        ÍÅ ÑÓÙÅÑÒÂÎÂÀÂØÀß ÐÀÍÅÅ
                                        
                                        È òàê îíà ïîÿâèëàñü
                                        Íå ñóùåñòâîâàâøàÿ ðàíåå âîëíà
                                        Îíà âñåãäà íåìíîãî äàëüøå ÷åì ÿ
                                        È âñåãäà íåçàâåðøåíà
                                        
                                        Èíîãäà îíà - ìóðàâåé, ÷òî ïîëçåò äíåì è íî÷üþ óïðÿìî
                                        Åìó êàæåòñÿ, ÷òî ïðîñòðàíñòâî - åãî ëè÷íàÿ äðàìà
                                        È îí ïðîïîëçàåò ïóñòûíè, ãîðîäà è ñòðàíû
                                        Ñáèâàÿ ëàïêè ñåáå, ïîêà ÿ ñïëþ
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        ÀÔÈÍÀ Â ÎÒÏÓÑÊÅ
                                        
                                        Âîò ìîðå âîëíû-êîãîòêè âòÿíóëî
                                        Âîò ðàäèî ìîë÷èò: íå ñëûøíî ãèìíîâ
                                        Àôèíà â îòïóñêå, â Àíòàëèè; íèêòî
                                        Íå ñîîáùèò ñ óòðà ïðîãðàììó íà äåíü
                                        
                                        Êàêàÿ ñêóêà, ïóñòîòà! âñå çíàêè
                                        "Ñàíëàéòîì" ñìûëî, íå èíà÷å, çà íî÷ü...
                                        Êóäà èäòè, íà ÷åì ãàäàòü - íåÿñíî
                                        Ñèæó, ïåêó áëèíû íà áåðåãó
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        ÌÈÐ ÁÅÇ ØÀÃÎÂ
                                        
                                        Âîçäóøíàÿ çìåéêà
                                        êðàñíûé âåòåðîê
                                        äîáðî ïîæàëîâàòü
                                        â ìèð áåç øàãîâ
                                        
                                        Îãíè ãîðîäà
                                        ðóêàâà ðåêè
                                        íî íè õëþïàíüÿ ëóæ
                                        íè ñòóêà êàáëóêîâ
                                        
                                        Íèêîãäà-íèêîãäà
                                        íî çàòî ãäå çàõî÷åøü
                                        â áàøíÿõ íà ðåêå
                                        â êîëîäöàõ äâîðîâ
                                        çàìåäëè âíèìàíèå
                                        ó ïîâîðîòà
                                        ñòàíåøü òèøå ïîëåòà
                                        ëåòó÷åé ìûøè
                                        ñëó÷àéíî çàãëÿíóâøåé
                                        â ìèð áåç øàãîâ
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        ÏÀÏÎÐÎÒÍÈÊ
                                        
                                        Òàì, âî ìãëå ñâåðêàþùåé è áåçáðåæíîé
                                        ïàïîðîòíèê ñâåðíóëñÿ óëèòêîé íåæíîé
                                        Âèäèøü: áåòîííûå çâåíüÿ ðåêè -
                                        åãî ïîçâîíêè
                                        
                                        Íî êàê æäàòü ìíå ëåòà, ãëÿäÿ â îêíî,
                                        êîãäà ãîðîä è ïàïîðîòíèê - îäíî?
                                        Îí ðàñòåò, è çåëåíûé åãî ïîçâîíî÷íèê
                                        ñòðåëîé ðàçâåðíåòñÿ îäíàæäû íàâñòðå÷ó íî÷è
                                        â ãëóáèíó íåèçâåñòíîãî ëåñà
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        ÍÈÊÎÃÄÀ ÁÎËÜØÅ
                                        
                                        Áåççâó÷íûé ãóë
                                        è ìåäëåííûé ïàð
                                        â ïåðåóëêàõ ïîñëå äîæäÿ
                                        
                                        ãîðîä - êðè÷àùèé
                                        ãóäèò è íå ñäâèíåòñÿ ñ ìåñòà
                                        çàòîïëåí, çàïðóæåí
                                        
                                        ñèãíàëèò, è òîíåò
                                        è æäåò â îêíå
                                        ÷óäíûé ãîðîä
                                        áîëüøå íå íóæíûé ìíå
                                        è ÷óäíûé òåì ÷òî íå íóæåí
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        ÊÐÓÆÀÙÀßÑß ÒÀÌ
                                        
                                        Äàæå åñëè íå çíàåøü î íåé
                                        îíà êðóæèòñÿ òàì
                                        âðîäå áû êàðóñåëü
                                        íî êàê âåðåòåíî
                                        ãîí÷àðíûé êðóã
                                        òîïîëèíûé ïóõ
                                        â ãîðÿ÷åì âîçäóõå
                                        íî ìåäëåííåé è ðîâíåé
                                        íè óçåëêîâ, íè ïóñòîò
                                        íå îñòàâëÿÿ
                                        êðóæèòñÿ òàì
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        ÊÀÍÈÊÓËÛ Â ÃÎÐÎÄÅ
                                        
                                        Êàíèêóëû â ãîðîäå
                                        ìîêðûå êðûøè, âåñíà
                                        ñåáÿ ñîáèðàåò èç èñêð, êðèêîâ
                                        
                                        òàê íåèçáåæíîñòü
                                        ñàìà ñåáÿ ñîáèðàåò
                                        èç æåëòûõ èñêð
                                        ìÿãêàÿ òüìà äåðæèò èõ âìåñòå
                                        
                                        Êàíèêóëû:
                                        íå ìíå åå ñîáèðàòü
                                        íå ìíå ó÷èòü åå ïðûãàòü
                                        è ïðèçåìëÿòüñÿ
                                        íå ìíå çà íåå âîëíîâàòüñÿ
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        ß ÊÎÃÎ-ÒÎ ÍÅ ÂÈÆÓ
                                        
                                        êòî-òî âûõîäèò èç êîìíàòû, êîãäà ÿ âõîæó
                                        ìíå êàæåòñÿ, îí ïëàêàë áû è ïëàêàë
                                        íî ìíå íå çàïëàêàòü åãî ñëåçàìè
                                        è âîò ÿ çäåñü íà ïîðîãå ñòîþ è ãëÿæó
                                        íà óëèöó ñóõèìè ãëàçàìè
                                        
                                        ÿ âèæó áåëóþ ïûëü è çåëåíóþ òåíü çíîéíîãî äíÿ
                                        àêàöèè, ãðóçîâèê, ðûíîê, ãäå òîëïèòñÿ íàðîä
                                        à â ïðîõëàäíîé ãëóáèíå äîìà ïîçàäè ìåíÿ
                                        èëè åñëè èäó, òî â òîëïå ïîçàäè ìåíÿ
                                        êòî-òî âçãëÿíóòü íà ñåáÿ íå äàåò
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        ÍÅ ÑÒÐÀØÍÎ
                                        
                                        Íå ñòðàøíî ïîëîñêå ñâåòà
                                        ìåæäó íåáîì è íåáîì
                                        â ïðåääâåðèè ñíåãîïàäà
                                        è êîíöà çèìû
                                        
                                        òàê è ìíå íå ñòðàøíî
                                        êðàé ãäå ÿ íå áûë
                                        â êàðìèíå è ïóðïóðå
                                        åãî õîëìû
                                        
                                        â ñåðäöå ìîõíàòîãî îáëàêà
                                        îí - âèäåíüå
                                        òàåò è âñïûõèâàåò âî ìãëå
                                        
                                        êîãäà îñëåïèòåëüíîå ñâå÷åíèå
                                        äàëüøå îò Çåìëè
                                        áëèæå ê Çåìëå
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        ÁÅËÛÉ ÄÅÍÜ
                                        
                                        Áåëûé äåíü - îí âñåãäà ïóãàåò ìåíÿ
                                        Íî ìîæåò áûòü, âîâñå íå õî÷åò ïóãàòü
                                        Îí áåëûé çâåðü ñ áåëûìè êîãîòêàìè
                                        È ïðîñòî ïðèõîäèò èãðàòü
                                        
                                        Èëè áåëîå îáëàêî, îòáèâøååñÿ îò ñòàäà
                                        Êîãäà îíî ñìîòðèò, íå ìèãàÿ, â îêíî
                                        Åìó îò ìåíÿ íè÷åãî íå íàäî
                                        Åñòü ÿ èëè íåò - åìó âñå ðàâíî
                                        
                                        Èëè áåëûé äûì äàëåêîãî ïàðîõîäà
                                        Êîãäà ÿ çäåñü èçíûâàþ â òîñêå
                                        Îí ïðîñòî òîëêóåò ìíå ïðî ïîãîäó
                                        Íà áåëîì è äûìíîì ñâîåì ÿçûêå
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        ÏÐÎ ÑÒÅÍÓ È ÃÎÐÈÇÎÍÒ
                                        
                                        ×òî ñòðàííîãî â ýòîé ñòåíå - ÿ íå çíàþ
                                        íî ýòî - íå ãîðîäñêàÿ ñòåíà
                                        íå ñòåíà äîæäÿ, òóìàíà è ëåñà
                                        íå ñòåíà îò÷óæäåíèÿ
                                        íå ïðåãðàäà è íå çàâåñà
                                        íå óáåæèùå è íå òþðüìà
                                        
                                        Ïðîçðà÷íà êàê óòðî, áåññìûñëåííà è ïðèâû÷íà
                                        êîãäà â ãîðîä óõîæó íàëåãêå
                                        îíà ïîõîæà íà ïàðóñ èëè âîçäóøíîãî çìåÿ
                                        è íå èìååò íàçâàíèÿ â ìîåì ÿçûêå
                                        
                                        À âå÷åðîì íåò åå
                                        âå÷åðîì ÿ òîñêóþ
                                        ãîðèçîíò ñâåòåë, íå æåëàåò òåìíåòü
                                        ñ øåëåñòîì îí ïîõèùàåò, âáèðàåò ñ ïîâåðõíîñòè ïî÷âû
                                        âñå ëåãêèå âåùè: àðîìàòû öâåòîâ, âåòåðêè
                                        òåïëî è ïðîõëàäó çåìëè
                                        ãîëîñà ëþäåé
                                        óäèâëåíèå, ñêóêó, íàäåæäó, âíèìàíèå, ñëåçû
                                        
                                        ÿ çàæèãàþ ëàìïó, çàêðûâàþ îêíî
                                        (ýòî ëàìïà, ýòî îêíî)
                                        áåçìÿòåæíû öâåòû íà òêàíè
                                        ñëåçû çàáåðåò ãîðèçîíò
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        ÂÛÑÎÊÎ-ÂÛÑÎÊÎ
                                        
                                        âûñîêî-âûñîêî
                                        ñåðåáðÿíûé îáðó÷ ðàçáèò
                                        íå õìóðèòñÿ îêî
                                        è ñåðäöå ìîå íå áîëèò
                                        
                                        óíûëûå ðûáû
                                        â ïåùåðàõ ïîäâîäíûõ íå ñïÿò
                                        è ïðÿ÷àñü çà ãëûáû
                                        î ðàçíûõ âåùàõ ãîâîðÿò
                                        
                                        â ñêîðëóïêå îðåõà
                                        òàèòñÿ çàãàäêà âðåìåí
                                        è äîëãîå ýõî
                                        è ìîðÿ äàëåêîãî ñòîí
                                        
                                        è âîò åùå ÷óäî:
                                        â÷åðà èç äàëåêîé ñòðàíû
                                        ê çàìåðçøåìó ïðóäó
                                        ïðèøëè ïîäðåìàòü âàëóíû