Anna Akhmatova

• Careful, puss, there’s an owl..., by Robert Chandler
  Careful, puss, there’s an owl / embroidered on the chair. / Grey puss, don’t growl — / or Grandpa will hear. / The candle’s gone out; / ther...
• There’s an owl sewn — don’t stir..., by Andrey Kneller
  There’s an owl sewn — don’t stir — / Onto the pillow near us, / O, gray Moorka, do not purr, / My grandfather will hear us. / Nanny, candles w...