Anna Akhmatova
- Confession, by Babette Deutsch and Avrahm Yarmolinsky
From my poor sins I am set free. /
In lilac dusk the taper smolders; /
The dark stole's rigid drapery /
Conceals a massive head and shoulders.
...
- Confession, by Andrey Kneller
He absolved me of sin and he quieted down. /
The violet dusk blew out the flame. /
The dark prayer stole fell spreading around /
My shoulders, m...
- Confession, by Judith Hemschemeyer
Having forgiven me my sins, he fell silent. /
In the violet dusk candles sputtered, /
And a dark prayer stole /
Covered my head and my shoulders...