24 December 1917. Nikolay Gumilyov

Non-fiction

Project 1917 is a series of events that took place a hundred years ago as described by those involved. It is composed only of diaries, letters, memoirs, newspapers and other documents

Nikolay Gumilyov

Париж, ул. Камбон

Я, что мог быть лучшей из поэм,
Звонкой скрипкой или розой белою,
В этом мире сделался ничем,
Вот живу и ничего не делаю.

Часто больно мне и трудно мне,
Только даже боль моя какая-то,
Не ездок на огненном коне,
А томленье и пустая маята.

Ничего я в жизни не пойму,
Лишь шепчу: «Пусть плохо мне приходится,
Было хуже Богу моему,
И больнее было Богородице».

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