Anna Akhmatova
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«Expecting concerns unfamiliar, / But ready to take them in, / I came back as a new civilian / In my combat boots from Berlin. I looked about me: / The snow-covered banks. / White clouds in spacious skies. / And women folding to their breasts / Bars of milk frozen in ice. They tottere...»
«No white birches or wild ashes — / Used to warm the smoky huts. / Here are jewels- lustrous, precious / Pearls and rubies in fine cuts. Viewing the Armory’s possessions / All of a sudden, from afar / My eyes caught my own reflection / In the mirror of the czar. I stood there in awe...»
«When a new design is just a vision, / Then begins the duel of Heart and Reason. Sometimes, Reason wins in this debate: / it is down to earth and thinking straight. Her ideas are practical, and hence / Reason is the winner, in a sense… Yet, our Heart will not give up, untamed / For its f...»
«Early morning in the city. Semi-darkness; semi-light. / First, the sunrays touch the rooftops, then the walls come into sight. / From a little square window, suddenly the light breaks in / With the sounds of piano music. Now a movie will begin. And the world will come to motion; it will spin,...»