A Dream
Boris Pasternak 1890 (Moscow) – 1960 (Peredelkino)
I dreamt of autumn in the window's twilight,
And you, a tipsy jesters' throng amidst. '
And like a falcon, having stooped to slaughter,
My heart returned to settle on your wrist.
But time went on, grew old and deaf. Like thawing
Soft ice old silk decayed on easy chairs.
A bloated sunset from the garden painted
The glass with bloody red September tears.
But time grew old and deaf. And you, the loud one,
Quite suddenly were still. This broke a spell.
The dreaming ceased at once, as though in answer
To an abruptly silenced bell.
And I awakened. Dismal as the autumn
The dawn was dark. A stronger wind arose
To chase the racing birchtrees on the skyline,
As from a running cart the streams of straws.
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on April 30, 2023
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Scheme | XXAX XBXB XCAC XXXX |
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Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 710 |
Words | 131 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4 |
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