Alexander Blok, The Silver Age of Russian Culture: An Anthology

The squeak of oarlocks comes over the lake waterA woman’s shriek assaults the earWhile above, in the sky, inured to everything,The moon looks on with a mindless leer(“The Unknown Lady”)

Alexander Blok, The Silver Age of Russian Culture: An Anthology

The squeak of oarlocks comes over the lake waterA woman’s shriek assaults the earWhile above, in the sky, inured to everything,The moon looks on with a mindless leer(“The Unknown Lady”)