PoemCrucifix
Author / PoetAnna Akhmatova
TagsAbandonment, Grave, Sacrifice, Solitude

Do not cry for me, Mother, seeing me in the grave.

I
This greatest hour was hallowed and thandered
By angel’s choirs; fire melted sky.
He asked his Father:”Why am I abandoned…?”
And told his Mother: “Mother, do not cry…”

II
Magdalena struggled, cried and moaned.
Peter sank into the stone trance…
Only there, where Mother stood alone,
None has dared cast a single glance.

Anna Akhmatova
Anna Akhmatova
23 Jun 1889 - 5 Mar 1966
Region: Eastern Europe
Period: Modernist
Movement: Acmeism
Awards: Lenin Prize

more poems by Anna Akhmatova

Poem NameTopic
Grey-Eyed King (Another Translation)Autumn, King, Loss
March ElegyMemory, Treasures, Wandering
White NightDoor, Hell, Sunset
You Thought I Was That TypeBetrayal, Defiance, Finality
You Will Hear ThunderDeparture, Fire, Longing
You’ll live, but I’ll notDeath, Fate, Freedom
True TendernessDesire, Love, Silence
To The ManyForgetfulness, Love, Reflection
SolitudeMuse, Stones, Sunrise
Sunshine Has Filled The RoomBirthday, Dreams, Snow

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