Of modern and true love // О современной и настоящей любви

Dmitriy:

“What a funny boy! I like his temper

Since my acquaintance with him

Well, I presented you this plaything

For our pleasure, as it seems.”

Nadezhda:

“You said it! He’s indeed a wowie,

He needs a name now, I suppose,

So clear-eyed is our puppy,

Let’s call him simply: Hey, Barbos.”

Dmitriy:

“Well, my consent for this is given,

The puppy’s yours, the decision too.

He crunches all and sundry here, —

Give back my pants! He crumped them through.”

Nadezhda:

“How quickly you got chummy, I shall say

In you, perhaps, the master he can see,

Just take a look! He’s laid, his ears fell,

He does show such humbleness to me.

Dmitriy:

“Well, now I’ll go to my office

I’ll just see how the things are,

It will be the concern of yours

To care about this one so far.”

Nadezhda:

“Well, it is weekend, you know that,

Why do you need to rush somewhere?

It sounds like after the night we had,

You’re ready to forget me, you don’t care.

Dmitriy:

“What stupid thing you’re you saying!

I’ll just complete the job, and then,

Then I’ll return to hug my baby! ”

Our hero’s running just like frenzied,

With a silly smile for ear to ear,

Today he was the number one,

He dreams to see her, to be near.

Doors, elevator, open stairways —

The endless corridor he walks,

The office is perfect, anyway,

For creativity and work.

The sculpture of Apollo is standing here,

The drawings are on his desk,

And Cupid here is looking from the picture,

The draw-tube is in the case somehow pressed.

He opens windows, he sits down.

Looks through the papers, left unsorted,

The easel, covered with the dust,

Stands near the window, color-spotted.

And in this heap, which was not so easy,

Was only one layout that he took,

He fastened it so tightly to the easel,

And a sculpture was to change its look.

His friend went into the door,

They were acquainted from the students’ years,

He startled instantly to talk

About business and affairs.

Colleague:

“You did not answer all last evening,

You probably couldn’t hear us…”

The customer was at the meeting

It was our order to.”

Dmitriy:

“Well, yes, there was an urgent matter,

Complete this order without me

My presence will not make it better,

If we are speaking openly.