11.30.2024

delicious delirium

I didn't laugh and didn't sing, 
I kept silent all day, 
And above all I wanted to be with you 
From the very beginning: 
The delicious delirium 
Of the first lighthearted spat, 
And the silent, stale, hasty 
Last repast. 
 
[Anna Akhmatova {1889-1966} ‘Farewell Song’ (1959) from The Complete Poems of Anna Akhmatova]

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