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Vera Pavlova

Armpits smell of linden blossom

Armpits smell of linden blossom,
lilacs give a whiff of ink.
If only we could wage love-making
all day long without end,
love so detailed and elastic
that when the nightfall came,
we would exchange each other
like prisoners of war, five times, no less!

De oksel ruikt naar linden,

Подмышки пахнут липой,
чернилами – сирень.
Когда бы мы могли бы
любиться целый день
подробно и упруго
и к вечеру раз пять
друг друга друг на друга,
как пленных, обменять! . . .
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Armpits smell of linden blossom

Armpits smell of linden blossom,
lilacs give a whiff of ink.
If only we could wage love-making
all day long without end,
love so detailed and elastic
that when the nightfall came,
we would exchange each other
like prisoners of war, five times, no less!

Armpits smell of linden blossom

Armpits smell of linden blossom,
lilacs give a whiff of ink.
If only we could wage love-making
all day long without end,
love so detailed and elastic
that when the nightfall came,
we would exchange each other
like prisoners of war, five times, no less!
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