“Like someone deaf, blind and mute …” by Anna Akhmatova

“Like someone deaf, blind and mute …” by Anna Akhmatova 🇷🇺 (23 Jun 1889 – 5 Mar 1966)

Translated from the Russian by & Andrey Kneller

Like someone deaf, blind and mute,

For whom, the only thing left

Is the sense of smell, I breathe in

Dampness, mold, inclement weather

And fleeting, transient smoke …