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)

Sergei Yesenin Quotes

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.