Foraging for Money

My hands dug through the snow looking for money 
We wanted our due and thought it not funny 
That some fool had left our cash buried in ice 
Without our modest wages we could only eat rice 
The men despaired doubting their pays existence 
I remained calm awaiting my crews enrichment  
For under a gnarled tree in a frozen forest
Were thousands of dollars fulfilling my promise  
So I dug up the folding without a second glance
Then preceded to wave the money about like a silly fan
The others crowded around and the loud roaring began 
Our pockets transformed our spirits blurred drunk   
We burned through cash faster than our ship would be sunk  

My heart will shatter like stained glass flung from the heights of heavens window

An Alternative Ending to Eugene Onegin

Torn in two Onegin wept giant tears 

Rejected by the woman who loved him for years 

His great blunder to spurn young love

Grasping Olga's waist oh what did he think of

Now his sweet Tatyana bid him goodbye 

While he fought of great fears to give up and die 

Alone in his bed he seethed with self-hatred 

Soon his depression turned to great fits unsated 

With his trusty pistol, he shot great holes in the walls 

In deep despair, he fell into a succession of pitfalls 

Then a maniac idea ran through his burning chest 

To storm the castle and challenge the general blessed

So, he threw away his sadness to draft a scarlet letter 

To die in the name of love he could think of nothing better

(continued)

A Russian Novel in Verse - Eugene Onegin

A painting of Eugene Onegin from Pushkin's novel in verse one of the most famous works of Russian literature. Eugene above slandered love and hurt sweet Tatyana a woman late to be married who patiently waited for the love of her life to arrive. For time she was convinced Eugene was the one. In the end being an aristocrat she was forced to marry and found happiness of a kind with and older loving husband. Eugene by contrast was eventually shrugged off by Tatyana the woman who at one time had loved him madly to which he detested her passion. It was only much later in life that he came to see Tatyana's vibrant and unique character becoming deeply infatuated by her in the Russian city of Moscow. In the end Eugene was forced to live a lonely and itinerant life desperately trying to outrun his inner demons. Scholars believe the character Eugene symbolises a westernised Russia that inevitably falls into decay producing nothing of worth. Tatyana by contrast is the inward looking Russian figure and nation. She reaffirms her connection with rural and then civic life by looking inward into herself in an act of self-mastery instead of wandering around helplessly for help or guidance from others in the world. The story is a metaphor for how everyone should embrace their past before moving onto conqueror and confront oneself to achieve lasting happiness.