Alexander Blok — We Were Together, I Recall...

I see the long forgotten blaze,

And I can clearly  hear, in silence,

Another song behind the violins,

The chesty voice that filled the space.

That "s how she answered all my pledges,

My love and passion,  first and last,

I recognize it when the blast

Of wind and  blizzard wails and rages.

The past has gone without a trace,

And only some one"s  aspiration

Reminds  me somehow, with good grace,

Of  happiness and exultation.

December 12, 1913