Love ships

(Translation of the author S.B.Aleksandrov-Snegyr)

From a campaign far came the ship underwater
And RAID new yacht met.
The engine is seized from lights beauty fashion
And he turned on the radio:

- How are you doing on the deck? Are without holes?
Off course not stray? How is the life?..
But the submarine was not even glance awarded...
- Oh, what a proud! Hold on!

Let I smelled diesel, ragged on the rocks,
Periscopes dusty, torn rubber —
I'm a sailor not crying. You'll be in my trawl!
The seas with you like relish!

I'm unpretentious and sturdy. All my food —
Rods of uranium. Diesel rarely get drunk.
Be my friend, yacht, all desires come to pass!
Not that I drown myself with grief!..

Turned ahtoska so stem,
Rigging adjusted, swung away on the wave,
To the stern threw salt foam comb
And said, quite cautiously:

- In the waters of the territorial mine don't come in,
With a nuclear engine in my sailing alone.
I'm not like you brought up, you know!
Let the warp barges and tugs Roy!

How much can you ask obvious questions?
In your periscope, you know distorting mirror?
Turn us women like mooring ropes
And torpedoes are spending without a purpose, without a number...

- I have to trim your antenna and do not touch it! —
Submarines at her resentfully said.
Full gave back, but the snow-white yacht voice
Again its the locator excited:

- I'm not a toy, not a fish-verhoplavka,
The dignity of women are able to keep.
Know what military life is not sweet.
But I ask me to understand...

— Above the waterline will not be loaded
We lower the stocks of the fleet children.
You're pretty smart, are under twenty knots.
What's the holdup? Soon be mine!

You're so mysterious, your soul — the darkness...
In depth utahnite all women's hearts.
Cabotage saw crazy families debris
Do not want the same end!

Sails caresses my righteousness the wind!
Overkill will not make the tide of nature!
You hasty. I'm afraid of you, believe me,
And would you like to learn first.

I ware petty — the register ton.
As with the deadweight of different us each other to love?..

You're so attractive... As a mine, and so modest...
Try weight your to ease.

Repel from the side of your log,any,
With our fairway all the icebergs are gone,
In storm and calm above us is the sky blue!
The sun illuminates the corners of the cabins!

From the top mast to the keel, you want to light up the flags?
On the sides and the mast will hook you lights.
With imported paint, with gold anchors
Will be all the happier, prettier!

We meet again at the loading terminal.
As strikes three bells, I will be looking forward to.
Winds from all compass points has not cooled the passion in the least!
On the other will not dream!..

Yacht agreed. Wasn't an easy victory.
But they shot without a miss, our experienced sailor.
Cast joy to the bottom of your torpedoes
In the harbour flew to rivet outfit...

And sailed submariner with the bride in the world.
All the way led its Wake jet,
And now carries ocean fish mesh
On the bottom fishing with a broken wife...

1988