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The Court Sections sat sternly at th e table, N otes crouched in corners, carefully inclined, Q u otations w ith fixed bayonets stared sh arply A t the d efen d an t w h o w as being tried. The circular peered th ro u g h his glasses, The audience h u d d le d close, Instructions leap ed o ut ghostlike From the w ise w ires of the phones. The sections hissed - "The d efen d an t is foreign!" The circular croaked - "S he's n o t from here!" The notes p ip ed in - "W as n ev er h eard of." The audience, shocked, scream ed. The circular looked sternly at the court A n d reestablished silent rap p o rt. T hey executed th e d efen d an t rig h t aw ay - The sanctim onious clauses carried the day. In v ain d id the d efen d an t sw ear H er innocence. It could n o t m atter there. The court w as logical a n d strict, In no k n o w n category d id she fit - She w as a n ew idea. (Vasyl Symonenko, 1935-1963. Translation by Martha Bohachevsky Chomiak.) The Tree of Life W hat is the Tree of Life? W hat secret p o w er lies h id d e n in its fruit? D oes it in tru th give im m ortality? It does n o t seem to do so! Those w h o In P aradise plu ck ed of its fru it an d ate, Fell u n d e rn e a th the m u ltitu d e 's w ild rage A n d savage b lo w s —th ey perish ed , so it seem ed. But d id th at fruit give n a u g h t to them ? A h yes! T hey w en t to d e ath as to a m arriage feast, T hey p erish ed w ith a sm ile, w ith m ortal w ounds; In p a in th ey blessed th eir executioners. W hat can it m ean? It m eans th at d ea th for th em N o terro rs held. The sp rin g of life w elled In th eir souls. W hat is this spring? {Ivan Franko , 1856-1916. Excerpt from "The Death of Cain." Translation by Percival Cundy.) Видання C оюзу Українок A мерики - перевидано в електронному форматі в 2012 році . A рхів C У A - Ню Йорк , Н . Й . C Ш A.
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