Poetry By Viacheslav Kupriyanov (Moscow)

 Viacheslav Kupriyanov

SINGING LESSON

Man
invented the cage
before
inventing wings

In cages
the winged sing
of the freedom
of flight

Before the cages
the wingless sing
of the justice
of cages

Translated from Russian by Francis R.Jones
From the book “IN ANYONE’S TONGUE”, Forest books, London & Boston, 1992

Viacheslav Kupriyanov (Moscow)