by Anna Andreyevna Akhmatova (1889 - 1966)

Ночью
Language: Russian (Русский) 
Стоит на небе месяц, чуть живой,
Средь облаков струящихся и мелких,
И у дворца угрюмый часовой
Глядит, сердясь, на башенные стрелки.

Идет домой неверная жена,
Ее лицо задумчиво и строго,
А верную в тугих объятьях сна
Сжигает негасимая тревога.

Что мне до них? Семь дней тому назад,
Вздохнувши, я прости сказала миру,
Но душно там, и я пробралась в сад
Взглянуть на звезды и потрогать лиру.

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