Poets Of Spirit
July 6, 2023Clothed In Beauty
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We are two trunks ignited by lightning
Two flames in the midnight forest;
We are two meteors flying in the night,
The double-stinging arrow of a single fate!
We are two horses whose reins are held
By the same hand, – bitten by one spur;
We are two eyes of a single gaze,
Two trembling wings of one dream.
We are a pair of shadows grieving
Over the holy marble grave,
Where ancient Beauty slumbers.
The two-voiced mouth of secrets shared,
We two make a single Sphinx.
The two arms of a single cross.
Vyacheslav Ivanovich Ivanov
Vyacheslav Ivanovich Ivanov (1866-1949) was a Russian poet and philosopher who is known for his complex and multi-layered works. He was part of the Symbolist movement and his writing often dealt with spiritual and metaphysical themes. Ivanov was also a prominent literary critic and a leading figure in the Russian cultural scene.