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As a symbol of the past—all sadness and humility—my mother’s face swims up and rises before my eyes. Her eyes two black abysses, anguish peering from them; her lips moist and rosy, a smile always…
Contributor:
Dvora Baron
Places:
Russian Empire (Russia, Russia)
Date:
1910
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I have studied the science of leaving
in night’s unbraided sorrows.
Oxen ruminate—the waiting lingers to the final
hour of the city’s vigil—and I honor rituals
from that other night—the rooster…
Contributor:
Osip Mandelstam
Places:
St. Petersburg, Russian Empire (St Petersburg, Russia)
Date:
1917