Innokenty Fedorovich Annensky
Innokenty Fedorovich Annensky
(1 September 1855 - 13 December 1909 / Omsk)
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Notturno - Poem by Innokenty Fedorovich Annensky
Select a dark night and in a field, unpeopled, naked,
dip into gray twilight.... May the air, having fanned, becalm,
May the stars, winking, in the cold sky slumber on....
Tell the heart not to count its thumps....
Stop in mid-step and listen! You're not alone... The wings
of a bird, heavy, sodden, drift through the fog.
Listen…. it's the flight of a predator, a sovereign avian,
They call that bird T i m e, and on its wings is your will,
A passing dream of happiness, hopes' golden rags …
Poems by Innokenty Fedorovich Annensky : 12 / 26
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Poem Submitted: Monday, April 23, 2012
Poem Edited: Monday, April 23, 2012
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