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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
CONFESSION (1), by ANNA ADREYEVNA GORENKO Poem Explanation Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: From my poor sins I am set free Last Line: The customary cross repeating. Alternate Author Name(s): Akhmatova, Anna Subject(s): Confessions; Sin | |||
From my poor sins I am set free. In lilac dusk the taper smolders; The dark stole's rigid drapery Conceals a massive head and shoulders. "Talitha kumi": Is it He Once more? How fast the heart is beating ... A touch: a hand moves absently The customary cross repeating. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...SEVEN STREAMS OF NEVIS by GALWAY KINNELL CHANEL NO. 5 by LAURE-ANNE BOSSELAAR BROTHERS: 4. IN MY OWN DEFENSE by LUCILLE CLIFTON THE RING AND THE CASTLE by AMY LOWELL APPELLATE JURISDICTION by MARIANNE MOORE COURAGE by ANNA ADREYEVNA GORENKO I SAID TO THE CUCKOO: 'TILL I DIE' by ANNA ADREYEVNA GORENKO |
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