The ancient gods changed men to things, but left them

A consciousness that smoldered endlessly,

A consciousness that smoldered endlessly,
A consciousness that smoldered endlessly,
That splendid sorrows might endure forever. —Anna Akhmatova,
translated by Babette Deutsch and Avrahm Yarmolinsky
That splendid sorrows might endure forever.
—Anna Akhmatova, translated by Babette Deutsch and Avrahm Yarmolinsky

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