Innokenty Annensky
- The steel cicada, by R. H. Morrison
I knew that Anguish would /
Return and stay with me. /
It will tinkle and shut /
With the watchmaker’s door.
He who has opened the door to it /...
- The Steel Cicada, by A. S. Kline
I knew she would return /
to be with me — Anguish. /
With the tinkle and slam /
of the watchmaker’s lid.
He who clicks the lid open /
couples...