He loves engines. And certanly I, too, should have fallen in love with engines and automobiles. Don't forget that even before I could walk, the workshop had been my playroom. My father had put me there so that he could keep an eye on me all day long. My toys were springs and pistons that lay around all over the place, and these, I can promise you, had been far more fun playing with than most of the plastic toys most children are given nowadays. When I grew older and was five years old, my father had been talking to me about school. He had laid a hand on my sholder. "I want you to become a great mechanic. You have learned a lot already. But when you grow up, I hope you will become a great engineer, a man who will make better engines for automobiles and airplanes. For that you will need a really good education."
через два месяца, а может, и один, солнце будет другим солнцем,
и земля станет золотистой, как солома, и твердокаменный лед треснет и растает, и побежит ручей, насвистывая, вливаясь во все еще подернутые синим озерца, задрожит обнаженный нерв каждого розового корня и орхидеи в апрельском воздухе распустятся на темных ветках. алые розы в зеленых сумерках замерцают таинственным синим до самых стеблей наполнятся ароматом ощутимым лишь на шумном ветру
He loves engines. And certanly I, too, should have fallen in love with engines and automobiles. Don't forget that even before I could walk, the workshop had been my playroom. My father had put me there so that he could keep an eye on me all day long. My toys were springs and pistons that lay around all over the place, and these, I can promise you, had been far more fun playing with than most of the plastic toys most children are given nowadays. When I grew older and was five years old, my father had been talking to me about school. He had laid a hand on my sholder. "I want you to become a great mechanic. You have learned a lot already. But when you grow up, I hope you will become a great engineer, a man who will make better engines for automobiles and airplanes. For that you will need a really good education."
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через два месяца, а может, и один,
солнце будет другим солнцем,
и земля станет золотистой, как солома,
и твердокаменный лед треснет и растает,
и побежит ручей, насвистывая, вливаясь
во все еще подернутые синим озерца,
задрожит обнаженный нерв каждого розового корня
и орхидеи в апрельском воздухе
распустятся на темных ветках.
алые розы в зеленых сумерках
замерцают таинственным синим
до самых стеблей наполнятся ароматом
ощутимым лишь на шумном ветру
на рассвете, от розовых цветников
я знаю, эти вещи придут
я помню их по вёснам
все они и прочие скоро предстанут нашим глазам
но будут совсем не так прекрасны
чем кажутся сейчас, за месяц до весны