Anna Akhmatova

• Masquerade Ball in the Garden, by Seraphina Powell
  Moonlight glitters on the palace roof, / silvers the river’s ripples. / The prince is kissing the hand of the marquise, / so soft, so cool, so exqu...
• Masquerade in the park, by Andrey Kneller
  The moon illuminates the eaves, / And skims the crests of waves at night… / The chilly hands of the marquise / Are fragrant, delicate and light....