To the Fellow  (Fragments) after Sam Gudzenko

When they send clerk into the fire strike,
nobody brings deceased men information,
that why about marvel resurrection
the people tell veracily pure truth like.

And missing soldiers, overcoming  gates,
by dawn all returns to t’regiments,
memorising  memorable dates
of their deaths,fraternal funerals case.

But I could not refer to such occasions:
you’r in the forest, you’r not really dead,
because you died  near Moscow   close approaches,
when young cadets were thrown into gap.