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Nov. 4th, 2016 at 5:42 AM
Naive you are
if you believe
life favours those
who aren't naive.
to a nauseous degree.
They will keep on about themselves
while I'm explaining me.
The road to wisdom? — Well, it's plain
and simple to express:
Err
and err
and err again
but less
and less
and less.
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if you believe
life favours those
who aren't naive.
- Naive
to a nauseous degree.
They will keep on about themselves
while I'm explaining me.
- The Egocentrics
- Problems worthy
of attack
prove their worth
by hitting back.- Problems
The road to wisdom? — Well, it's plain
and simple to express:
Err
and err
and err again
but less
and less
and less.
- The Road to Wisdom?
A few more, author's bio, and links to even more of these can be found over here
Comments
It was
UN radio, how neat!
Guberman's verses are called "Gariks"--from his first name, Igor. I'd translated a few last year, for a friend, and will copy here. Unfortunately, I lack his talent for rhyming, but I hope you can enjoy them nonetheless ;)
~~
"My delight in life has a valid foundation,
The Lord has truly beautified my life:
Thankfully, I am so uneducated
That I'm always learning something new!"
~~
In the colourful many-voiced circle dance,
In the flashing by of differences and omens,
There are people who emit light
And people who absorb it.
~~
People learn this lesson the least,
When they study how to build mutual relationships,
That to get too deeply involved in others' fates
Is all right only if a personal invitation is issued.
~~
I've traveled around to different countries,
And my sorrow is as old as the world:
What mean person hung up a mirror
In every bathroom, over the sink, in the morning?
~~
I've always loved books, drinking, and women,
And never asked God for anything more.
Now my zest has been diminished by my age,
Now I no longer have the strength for books.
~~
Getting involved in many things to do,
Don't dash around, like a botanist around the jungle,
Don't grieve that you couldn't get to everything--
Perhaps you were late for the Titanic.
~~
The future doesn't spoil my relish for life,
I am too lazy to tremble in fear of the future;
To think every day about a rainy day--
Is to make every day a rainy one.
~~
And go you :)
Absolutely, that would be neat :)
I especially like her "In Praise of Diversity".
Have you read "Shrinklits"?
Edited 2016-11-05 07:36 pm (UTC)
"You'll often find that it suits your book
To be a bit smarter than you look;
You'll find the easiest method by far
Is to look a bit stupider than you are."
Works fer me! ^^
(see the Gariks, further up in the comments, I think you might like 'em ;))
"I've always loved books, drinking, and
women,And never asked God for anything more.
Now my zest has been diminished by my age,
Now I no longer have the strength for books."
I must say, though, that "Gariks" overall are less...well-bred, than "Grooks", lots of gariks with 4-letter words in them; but equally many good ones without.