Fate slew Him, but He did not drop -

[antimeridiem]

Fate slew Him, but He did not drop -
She felled - He did not fall -
Impaled Him on Her fiercest stakes -
He neutralized them all -

She stung Him - sapped His firm Advance -
But when Her Worst was done
And He - unmoved regarded Her -
Acknowledged Him a Man.

Судьбы удар - он не упал.
Еще - он все стоит.
Уколы яростные стрел -
но каждый им отбит.

Она ужалит - он идет.
Финал - лежит в траве.
Бесстрастно на нее взглянул -
Признала - человек.