Who Sleeps At Night? Poem by Vic Postnikov

Who Sleeps At Night?

Who sleeps at night? Nobody does.
A child in his nursery cries,
An old man over his death abides,
A young man to his love inclines,
Breathes on her lips, gazes in her eyes -

Don't sleep, or you will miss all this -
We'll manage later - sure - we'll sleep!


- Marina Tsvetaeva,1916
Trans. Vic Postnikov,2013

Vic Postnikov
Monday, August 21, 2023
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