If you bless me,
I’ll take a sword
With Holy Writ
And godly words.
...
Alaksiej Arciomaŭ (in Belarusian 'А л я к с е й А р ц ё м а ў ') is a Belarusian poet of Russian ancestry. He was born on March 27,1991 in Tula, Russia. He wrote poems on Russian from 2000 to 2008. Since 2008 he's writing on Belarusian. Poems of Alaksiej Arciomaŭ were published in famous Belarusian literature magazines 'Maladoś ć ' ('М а л а д о с ц ь ') , 'Dziejasł oŭ '('Д з е я с л о ў ') , in the almanac 'Beł arus-2010', USA ('Б е л а р у с -2010', З Ш А ;) , in local Russian newspapers. Also in the year of 2008 was published the book 'A double star' ('Д в о й н а я з в е з д а ') with poems of Alaksiej, which was wrote from 2000 to 2007 (in Russian) .)
The Crusader’s Ballad
If you bless me,
I’ll take a sword
With Holy Writ
And godly words.
Your tender kiss
Relieves my way.
A life is short.
It’s like a lay.
If you bless me,
I’ll not come back…
You’ll never find
My lonesome track.
(2008)
Original language: English