Баллада о Кучуме.

Совсем неброско и без шума,                                                                                                                        

едва нашлись проводники                                                                                                                                           

 К улусам дерзкого Кучума                                                                                                                     

пошли за Камень казаки.                                                                                                                        

По рекам, что бегут с Урала,                                                                                                                       

 на стругах вниз, вперёд, туда.                                                                                                                        

Свирепой мрачностью встречала                                                                                                     

гостей Тюменская Орда.                                                                                                                                

Вниз по реке скользили тени..                                                                                                                          

на берегу, заросшем лесом,                                                                                                                

Хан ждал вассальских донесений                                                                                                                            

под легким бархатным навесом.                                                                                                              

Он видел, как за перекатом                                                                                                                      

тревожно в небо взмыл орёл                                                                                                                   

И понимал, идёт расплата                                                                                                                          

 за пламя строгановских сёл.                                                                                                                        

Что сын Алей ходил на Каму,                                                                                                                     

 остроги русские пожог...                                                                                                                          

 Хан развернувшуюся драму                                                                                                         

переписать уже не мог.                                                                                                                       

Когда любимый конь Кучума                                                                                                                         

вдруг захромал на две ноги                                                                                                                   

 Ему припомнилось угрюмо                                                                                                                         

казнь внука хана Тайбуги. ...                                                                                                                          

Как царь Иван, салтан урусов                                                                                                                      

писал о мире и войне...                                                                                                                                         

Хан отвечал- нет больше трусов,                                                                                                       

здесь, в приИртышской стороне...                                                                                                         

...Что роль московского сатрапа                                                                                                                         

ему совсем не подходила...                                                                                                                       

И вот, крестясь, по сходням трапа,                                                                                                                        

 казачья братия сходила...