I Apprehend You...

Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Blok 1880 (Saint Petersburg) – 1921



I apprehend You. The years pass by -
Yet in constant form, I apprehend You.

The whole horizon is aflame - impossibly sharp,
And mute, I wait, - with longing and with love.

The whole horizon is aflame, and your appearance near.
And yet I fear that You will change your form,

Give rise to impudent suspicion
By changing Your familiar contours in the end.

Oh, how I'll fall - so low and bitter,
Defeated by my fatal dreams!

How sharp is the horizon! Radiance is near.
And yet I fear that You will change your form.

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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme xx xx aB xx xx aB
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 508
Words 99
Stanzas 6
Stanza Lengths 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2

Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Blok

Alexander Alexandrovich Blok was a Russian lyrical poet, writer, publicist, playwright, translator, literary critic. more…

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