“You've been turned in to my reminiscences
To make eternal the unearthly sadness.”
As a White Stone... (1916)
Context: I knew: the gods turned once, in their madness,
Men into things, not killing humane senses.
You've been turned in to my reminiscences
To make eternal the unearthly sadness.
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Russian modernist poet 1889–1966Related quotes
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