Tom Simard

Poetry, Music, and Prose

25 Feb 2017

From “Evening” 2

“There are spiderwebs among the berries,
The stems of the supple vines are still thin,
Like little ice floes, little ice floes,
In the gleaming water of the sky-blue river, clouds swim.”

Anna Akhmatova

Posted in Anna Akhmatova, Poetry, Russian Poetry

4 thoughts on “From “Evening” 2”

Alastair Savage on February 25, 2017 at 4:27 pm said:

Have you read Doctor Zhivago, Tom? This verse reminds me too of his gorgeous poetic prose.

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- tomsimard on February 25, 2017 at 4:53 pm said:
  
  I’ve not! I don’t think I’ve read anything of Pasternak. Do you know any of his poetry?
  
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  - Alastair Savage on February 26, 2017 at 2:56 am said:
    
    No, but I do know he infused Doctor Zhivago with poetry. Forget the old movie and immerse yourself in the novel!
    
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tomsimard on February 27, 2017 at 9:04 am said:

I like the idea of a “poetic novel.” Don’t know if I can think of very many other poet/novelists. Thomas Hardy was one…

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