“The first lighthouse flashed over the jetty …” by Anna Akhmatova

“The first lighthouse flashed over the jetty …” by Anna Akhmatova 🇷🇺 (23 Jun 1889 – 5 Mar 1966)

Translated from the Russian by & Judith Hemschemeyer

The first lighthouse flashed over the jetty,

The precursor of many—

And the sailor who had sailed seas packed with death,

Alongside death and on the way to death,

Took off his cap and wept.