A Double-headed Eagle over the Kremlin
A Double-headed Eagle over the Kremlin
By William He
With his penetrating eyes.
The clinching interlocking claws, a gyrating wheel.
He comes galloping down,
Leaves the portrait of a double head,
Tumbling loop around spire and silent reciprocating dive.
The clustered lamps of Heaven that burn.
An illusion in a flash.
Ivan IV lost on the moon of calico birch.
Ringing with the silhouette.
On the Cathedral of the Annunciation,
Cold quanta flow downwards from the sky-watering can.
One casts wavy shadows upon the walls.
The soaring arches lift him up on high,
Angel's heart suffered a chilly jet.
The steeples faded and seized by tarnished red flares.
Solitary lights burning dimly in the palace,
Man's divinity alive in stone,
He stands at the edge of a purple twilight this night.
He is hearing the moans before the dawn.
He can discern the trend.
He cautiously stretches talons.
This is not the foretaste of a harvest worth,
Piercing eyes and overflowing sense,
The characters wrung out like dishrags from time to time.
The peace garlands with the olive-bough,
Gentle breath calms untimely storms.
He soberly contemplates the earth.
A soaring glory and a grief,
In the sacred triangle curve.
兰陵王 克里姆林宫上空的鹰
作者:何威廉
寸眸凸。
忽掣云骞速滑。
腾如电,
金色双头,
越塔钟宸阙回斡。
星移紫阁歇。
时霎。
伊凡对月。
追斜影。
报喜教堂,
旋曲时空逆光脱。
缤纷起仓猝。
恰卷拱圆门,
天使伤别。
湿灵前圣母枞叶。
奈路灯昏暗,
鬼题孤独,
茫茫幻象夜色贴。
记旧年时节。
俯察。
爪钩蹑。
看客老红场,
车攒戈堞,
半妆狐兔轻飘拂。
想谁散谁逢,
消禳周折。
地迥风疾。
两惆怅,
五沮屈。
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A captivating and evocative poem that uses vivid imagery and symbolism to explore themes of power, history, and the human condition. The poet's use of language and imagery creates a sense of grandeur and mystery, drawing the reader into the world of the double-headed eagle and its significance.
Written on February 20, 2023
Submitted by chinamcc8 on December 13, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | AX XXXXXXXXBAX XXBXXXXX XXCXXXXCXX |
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Closest metre | Iambic dimeter |
Characters | 1,764 |
Words | 267 |
Stanzas | 8 |
Stanza Lengths | 2, 11, 8, 10, 2, 11, 8, 10 |
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