POEMS
There’s something underneath the surface
as a designation of her words
And her thoughts
Possible
The one who dies at dawn
When the world wakes up…
But water, it’s like ghosts
She herself is full of foam and dark Pisces,
Which seem like thoughts…
And everyone pesters her
Trying to take you deeper…
But it goes out like an unbloomed lamp
Which has no oil
For the scorching fire…
And I will never dream
The sadness that has gripped the world
crazy
And the hands are black
With thin nails developing
Scarlet trembling heart,
A thought flies like a bird,
Gets tangled in your hair
Will break his wings
And without screaming…
The little head will hang
To avoid singing…
And the white flowers will scatter
Into dusty nothingness…
And the moon will leave the sky…
Outside the window, behind the shutters of the world
Only one moment is possible
Oversleep…
Hold in doubt
And listen
Unbearably arguing
Jackdaw with light eyes husky
Look at the small delicate leaves
And thin branches
And then leave
Hiding behind
With a locked door
Where there is nothing…
I’m trying to catch a little echo
But I just feel like I’m missing out on life
Someone’s or yours
And thoughts are intertwined with roots,
In a small world of dreams,
You can only lose
My own self
And who I was
Dissolved in silence
Without a trace and regrets…
Because I couldn’t do anything…
There’s music and cold
engulfed me
On the green crosshairs of wooden rafters
And Something ghostly whispers
Into the soft eardrum…
Retreats leaving
Anxiety…
Scarlet blood stain
The lungs that have always been…
As if closed…
They unravel and turn into
Thin wings of a butterfly
On which are displayed
Patterned letters…
And I’m soaring up
Leaving behind
A small echo of lost hopes…
COVER ART: COLLAGE BY IRINA TALL
Title: City on the river
Materials: ink, paper, collage
Sizes: 40×30 cm
Year: 2024
ABOUT IRINA TALL
Irina Tall (Novikova) is an artist, graphic artist, illustrator. She graduated from the State Academy of Slavic Cultures with a degree in art, and also has a bachelor’s degree in design.
The first personal exhibition ‘My soul is like a wild hawk’ (2002) was held in the museum of Maxim Bagdanovich. In her works, she raises themes of ecology, in 2005 she devoted a series of works to the Chernobyl disaster, draws on anti-war topics. The first big series she drew was The Red Book, dedicated to rare and endangered species of animals and birds. Writes fairy tales and poems, illustrates short stories. She draws various fantastic creatures: unicorns, animals with human faces, she especially likes the image of a man – a bird – Siren. In 2020, she took part in Poznań Art Week. Her work has been published in magazines: Gupsophila, Harpy Hybrid Review, Little Literary Living Room and others. In 2022, her short story was included in the collection ‘The 50 Best Short Stories’, and her poem was published in the collection of poetry ‘The wonders of winter’.
Links to her social networks:
https://instagram.com/irina369tall?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=
https://instagram.com/irinanov4155?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=
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