Longing for spiritual springs,
I dragged myself through desert sands ...
An angel with three pairs of wings
Arrived to me at cross of lands;
...
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It is very difficult to convey adequately the lyric and dramatic voice of Russians. Sadly, in English it doesn't burn through your heart as it would in his mother tongue.But many a sage has told of the same experiences as Pushkin tries to impart.
Longing for spiritual springs, I dragged myself through desert sands... An angel with three pairs of wings Arrived to me at cross of lands; With fingers so light and slim He touched my eyes as in a dream: Dream, imagination and spiritual search. tony