Ý. Äèêèíñîí. 298. Alone, I cannot be

298 (1861)
Âñå âðåìÿ íå îäíà –
Âñåãäà îêðóæåíà
Òîëïîé ãîñòåé – îò íèõ
Çàìêîâ íåò íèêàêèõ –
 
Êàê çâàòü èõ – êàêîâû –
Îòêóäà âñå îíè –
Êàê ãíîìû – òàì è çäåñü –
Ïîâñþäó è íèãäå –
 
Ïî çíàêàì – íàïåðåä
Èõ ÷óâñòâóþ ïðèõîä –
Èõ ãíàòü – íàïðàñíûé òðóä –
ßâèâøèñü íå óéäóò –
16-20.02.2022

 
298
Alone, I cannot be —
For Hosts — do visit me —
Recordless Company —
Who baffle Key —

They have no Robes, nor Names —
No Almanacs — nor Climes —
But general Homes
Like Gnomes —

Their Coming, may be known
By Couriers within —
Their going — is not —
For they've never gone —