“Evening and slanting …” by Anna Akhmatova

“Evening and slanting …” by Anna Akhmatova 🇷🇺 (23 Jun 1889 – 5 Mar 1966)

Translated from the Russian by Ilya Shambat

Evening and slanting,

Downward goes my way.

Yesterday in love still,

“Don’t forget” you prayed.

Now there’s only shepherds’

Cry, and glancing winds,

And the worried cedars

Stand by clear springs.