Departure Poem by Anna Akhmatova

Stark. Powerful. Pure undiluted talent.

The words are touching, and seem to radiate from the heart.

Or the day, that is ending! Nice work.

Wonderful poem, great thinking, loved it.10++++

So nicely penned.Anna is a great poet

Your words written with a honest pen. Amazing poetry.

The sand as white as old bones. the pine trees strangely red where the sun comes down. Wonderful expressions.

Intensity of emotions has enhances the force of the poem manifold. A great poem.

This is a beautiful poem which seems to be more inspired by the mood of Akhmatova than by her actual words. It is not a literal or accurate translation of AA's late poem. I am reminded of some of Ezra Pound's inaccurate but moving translations from the Chinese.

This translation is very inacurate.