Åëåíà Ìèðîíîâà, ïîòîøèíî Ìîñêîâñêîé îáëàñòè

 

Ïîýòû

 

                                 "Ïîýòû ñïÿò; òå ñòîéêîé ðåñòîðàííîé,

                                  Òå ïîøëîñòüþ, òå ïóëåé ñðàæåíû…"

                                          Â.Ñîëîóõèí. "Âåíîê ñîíåòîâ".

                      

                    Íàâå÷íî â ãðàíèò

                    Èëè â áðîíçó îäåòû,

                    Çàñòûëè

                    Êîãäà-òî æèâûå ïîýòû.

                    Ïîñìåðòíûé ïî÷¸ò -

                    Îò ïîòîìêîâ íàãðàäà,

                    Êîãäà íè öâåòîâ,

                    Íè îâàöèé íå íàäî.

 

                    Âñå ýòè õâàëû -

                    Äà íåìíîãî á ïîðàíüøå!

                    Çà òî, ÷òî ïèñàëè

                    È æèëè áåç ôàëüøè.

                    Çà òî, ÷òî äî õðèïà

                    Êðè÷àëè íàì â óøè

                    Âñ¸ òî, ÷òî ïîðîþ

                    Íå õî÷åòñÿ ñëóøàòü.

 

                    Çà òî, ÷òî îíè

                    Êàìåíåëè êîñòÿìè,

                    Ãäå íàäî ïðîãíóòüñÿ áû

                    Ïåðåä âëàñòÿìè.

                    Çà òî, ÷òî ñòðàäàëè -

                    Õîòÿ áû çà ýòî! -

                    Áûëûå ãðåõè

                    Îòïóñòèòå ïîýòàì.

 

                    Ïðîñòèòå èì òî,

                    ×òî ïî-÷¸ðíîìó ïèëè,

                    ×òî ñòèõ íåðîæä¸ííûé

                    Â ñòàêàíå òîïèëè.

                    Çà òî, ÷òî èãðàëè

                    Êîìåäèåé äðàìó,

                    Çà òî, ÷òî ïóòè

                    Èõ âåëè ìèìî õðàìà.

 

                    Çà òî, ÷òî áóäèëè

                    Óñíóâøóþ ñîâåñòü,

                    Çà òî, ÷òî ìåøàëè

                    Íàì æèòü, óñïîêîÿñü,

                    ×òî ðâàëè ñ íàòóãè

                    È ñòðóíû è æèëû...

 

                    Ëþáèòå ïîýòîâ,

                    Ïîêà îíè æèâû!