They carried him not to bury him:
They carried him down to crown him....
The poet flourished here, disheveled,
Who would not bow before votive lamps But to the common spade.


Leaves and Roots (1960)

Andrei Voznesensky Quotes

They carried him not to bury him: They carried him down to crown him.... The poet flourished here, disheveled, Who would not bow before votive lamps...

They carried him not to bury him: They carried him down to crown him.... The poet flourished here, disheveled, Who would not bow before votive lamps...

They carried him not to bury him: They carried him down to crown him.... The poet flourished here, disheveled, Who would not bow before votive lamps...

They carried him not to bury him: They carried him down to crown him.... The poet flourished here, disheveled, Who would not bow before votive lamps...