Anna Akhmatova

• I have come to take your place, sister..., by Donald Michael Thomas
  — "I have come to take your place, sister, / At the high fire in the forest’s heart. / / Your eyes have grown dull, your tears cloudy, / Your...
• Sister, I have come to take your place..., by Andrey Kneller
  "Sister, I have come to take your place, / In the forest, by the fire’s blaze. Your hair grew gray. Over the years, / Your eyes were dulled and f...