Way of All the Earth

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Way of All the Earth | Anna Akhmatova

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Severnmeadows

Way of All the Earth | Anna Akhmatova

Voronezh
O.M.

And the town is frozen solid, leaden with ice.
Trees, walls, snow, seem to be under glass.
Cautiously I tread on crystals.
The painted sleighs can‘t get a grip.
And over the statue of Peter-in-Voronezh
Are crows, and poplars, and a pale green dome
Washed-out and muddy in the sun motes.
The mighty slopes of the Field of Kulikovo
Tremble still with the slaughter of barbarians.

Severnmeadows And all at once the poplars, like lifted chalices,
Enmesh more boisterously overhead
Like thousands of wedding-guests feasting
And drinking toasts to our happiness.
And in the room of the banished poet,
Fear and the Muse take turns at watch,
And the night comes when there will be no dawn. (edited) 5y

Severnmeadows #poetrymatters #dawn @TheSpineView @DivineDiana (edited) 5y

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DivineDiana Beautiful pairing of the photograph with the poem. ā¯¤ļø¸ 5y

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Severnmeadows

Way of All the Earth | Anna Akhmatova

#angel #poetrymatters

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How can you look at the Neva,
Stand on bridges just the same?
No wonder I‘ve borne signs of grieving
Since the night your image came.

Sharp are the black angels‘ wings,
Soon the judgement of the dead,
And street bonfires blazing red
Like roses in snow are flowering.
1914

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Weaponxgirl I‘ve been wanting to get some of her poetry for ages. Thanks for posting š 5y

Severnmeadows @Weaponxgirl I do love these translations. š 5y

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