Haikus from The Romance of Leonardo da Vinci by Dmitry Sergeyevich Merezhkovsky

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And a face which laughs.
And he dances on one leg
and snaps his fingers.

Pressing his white lips
on the crucifix, he knelt
and burst into sobs.

But 'tis the second
month since they got any new
ham in the kitchen.

'I thank Thee for all.
What more is there that I could
desire of Thee?

"You," they say, making
their grimaces, "you are all
thieves and assassins.

* * * * * The master permits
harm to no living creatures,
not even to plants.

'A double-minded
man is unstable in all
his ways.' ST. JAMES i.

'Ah, if you knew how
I loved thee, my gentle one!
so sweet, so modest!

They are for ever
in the way. Mere savages!
And such a language!

In one room he saw
the overthrown and trampled
_Arco dell' Amore_.

He could not but think
the two duels resembled
each other like twins.

He laid down the book
and looked at his companion.
'Well, is it enough?

'Hark you, Giovanni,'
he said in a changed voice, 'who
told you I loved him?

The Duke roused himself,
passed his hand over his brow,
and bade his approach.

An old man came out,
very much bowed and wrinkled,
with silvery hair.

The majority
at Alexander's court were
Spaniards like himself.

They whose blood is pure
and scarlet. I love children!
Let them come to me.

'But what promise?' asked
the painter, bewildered. 'Ah!
you have forgotten!

The early twilight
came on, and the visitors
took their departure.