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From the pool of light, suddenly

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The Christmas trees are shining From the pool of light, suddenly… ~ Из полутёмной залы, вдруг…
written by Osip Mandelstam, translated by A. S. Kline
To read only children's books
First printed in the 2nd edition of "Stone" (1916). From Stone (No. 3). See also Poems. Translated from Russian.




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From the pool of light, suddenly,
you slipped out in a thin shawl —
we disturbed no one at all,
roused not a servant from sleep…


1908

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