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VIOLET ON THE MOUNTAIN<br />
The woman approaches, with quiet steps,<br />
She draws not a rustle from the straw.<br />
In her hand she carries a bottle<br />
Of vodka, taken from her home.<br />
The man pretends to be asleep,<br />
Toying with his sister-spouse.<br />
The woman quickly rouses him;<br />
Neither wants to waste much time.<br />
The jaw of one meets the other’s jaw,<br />
Chest is pushed up against chest.<br />
Their relation has long been known,<br />
She no longer needs to hide it.<br />
Then they begin to kiss each other,<br />
Sharing slaver from each other’s mouth.<br />
Day or night, which is better?<br />
People, I am asking you.<br />
Our eyes can see the beauteous land,<br />
Day thus outdoes night in kindness.<br />
It gives the workers the chance to work,<br />
To bring the food their households need.<br />
The cattle and the sheep spread out,<br />
Grazing on mountain and lowland alike.<br />
It brings light to all the world,<br />
When the sun ascends the sky<br />
It dries up the morning dew,<br />
The quail in the field sings a lullaby.<br />
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