konstantin simonov

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don't be angry - it's better,

that without tormetting myself,
i write you from case
to another case.

ones write various lettters:

teares, painess,
sometimes - wonderfull,
more frequently - useless.

it's difficult to say in letters the all,

and th hear the all,
it semms to us in letters yet,
that it will bw written not trully.

if i'll be back (returned) - then

there is will be no time to reprimand
one's promised husbands,
and if i will be killed - then there is no more worse
then to reread letters/

they (thin bathch of them) will to travel

with you,
that you don't worry,
don't carry them by whellbarrow.

and when yoy will be marry,

will to cry about me -
you easily take put them
and easily hide.

from him, jealous,

you will be locked yourself out,
you will remember me, lazy,
by good word.

you will say, that it's better,

without tormetting your memory,
he wrote from case
to another case.

1941