Огонь и лёд

Мир, говорят, спалит пожар…
Умрёт во льду.
Уж, если выбирать кошмар,
Держусь я  с теми, - за пожар!

Но, если дважды быть в аду,
И ненависти есть запас,
Для жуткой гибели во льду -
Великий шанс...
Я подожду.
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Fire and Ice

Some say the world will end in fire,
Some say in ice.
From what I've tasted of desire
I hold with those who favour fire.

But if it had to perish twice,
I think I know enough of hate
To say that for destruction ice
Is also great
And would suffice.
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Robert Frost (1874 - 1963)