Willful and avid mind,- <br />The Russian mind is dangerous as flame: <br />So unrestrainable, so clear, <br />A happy and a gloomy mind. <br /> <br />Like the steady hand of a compass <br />It sees the pole through swells and fog; <br />It leads the timid will <br />From distracted dreams to life. <br /> <br />Like an eagle gazing through the mist <br />To survey the valley's dust <br />It soberly contemplates the earth, <br />Floating in a mystic night.<br /><br />Vyacheslav Ivanovich Ivanov<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/the-russian-mind/
