Nikolai Oleinikov, p.1



TO A LADY, UNWILLING TO RENOUNCE THE
CONSUMPTION OF MEAT FROM CHERKASSY

Madam, avoid beef.
It brings your stomach wall to grief.
It lays its seal onto your intestine.
Eating it will make you squeal from strife internecine.

Not so with rabbits. Their caloric play
Recalls a sunny summer day.