Koly bohy zalyshayut svoyi smarahdovi chertohy (Serpen)

Cholodni daleki zirky tanut
U temnii vodi lisovyh ozer,
Sonce, shcho kotytsya tropoyu bohiv
Za chorniyuchi pahorby,
Viter, shcho pestyt nesluhnyanu
Hryvu polovyh trav –
Vse zberihaye movchannya,
Nache vidchuvaye blyzku zahybel.

Tuman ukutaye lisy
V peredrankovi sutinky,
Pidnimatymetsya
Nad movchaznoyu vodoyu
Do verhovittya derev.

Rosy blyshchatymut
Na luhah v ostannii raz,
Zustrichayuchy shid soncya.

Osin zodyahne holodni hashchi
V potusknile zoloto,
Doshchi zmyyut yaskravist farb...