Sergei Yesenin Quote

The poet's gift is to soothe and harass,
He bears the stamp of fate.
On earth I wanted to marry
A white rose to a pitch-black toad.


'I Have One Remaining Pastime' (1923) (translated by Gordon McVay)


The poet's gift is to soothe and harass, He bears the stamp of fate. On earth I wanted to marry A white rose to a pitch-black toad.

The poet's gift is to soothe and harass, He bears the stamp of fate. On earth I wanted to marry A white rose to a pitch-black toad.

The poet's gift is to soothe and harass, He bears the stamp of fate. On earth I wanted to marry A white rose to a pitch-black toad.

The poet's gift is to soothe and harass, He bears the stamp of fate. On earth I wanted to marry A white rose to a pitch-black toad.