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Poems by Anna Akhmatova

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Here is my gift

... Oh, who would have dared believe that half-crazed I, ...

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To Boris Pasternak

... But suddenly it got the silent one and saddened – ...

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"The pillow hot"

... The pillow hot On both sides, ...

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"'I have come to take your place, sister"

... Your eyes have grown dull, your tears cloudy, ...

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Gray-Eyed King

... .. During one night her black hair turned to grey ...

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"My Hands Clasped..."

... My hands clasped under a veil, dim and hazy… ...

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Muse

... What just means liberty, or youth, or approbation, ...

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"Now no-one will be listening to songs"

... Don't break My heart, song, but be still: you are the last ...

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They Didn’t Meet

... Your voice is very strange&hellip ...

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The Two Of Us Won’t Share A Glass Together

... Nor, late at night, enjoy an evening shine&hellip ...

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"You'll Live, But I'll Not..."

... From tracks of wolves, you'll hear ...

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True Tenderness

...   and can't be mistaken for anything else ...

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Greetings!

...   You say that you don't want to see my hands, ...

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I Have No Use For Odic Legions

... And out comes a poem, light-hearted, tender, ...

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Somewhere there is a simple life

... But not for anything would we exchange this splendid ...