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“Every evening I receive …” by Anna Akhmatova 🇷🇺 (23 Jun 18895 Mar 1966)
Translated from the Russian by Ilya Shambat
Every evening I receive
Letter like a bride
To my dear friend I give
Response late at night.
“I’ll be guest of the white death
On my journey down.
You, my tender one, don’t do
Harm to anyone.”
And there stands a giant star
Between two wood beams,
With such calmness promising
To fulfil your dreams.