Boris Pasternak

Here you will find the Poem A Dream of poet Boris Pasternak

A Dream

I dreamt of autumn in the window's twilight, 
And you, a tipsy jesters' throng amidst. ' 
And like a falcon, having stooped to slaughter, 
My heart returned to settle on your wrist. 

But time went on, grew old and deaf. Like thawing 
Soft ice old silk decayed on easy chairs. 
A bloated sunset from the garden painted 
The glass with bloody red September tears. 

But time grew old and deaf. And you, the loud one, 
Quite suddenly were still. This broke a spell. 
The dreaming ceased at once, as though in answer 
To an abruptly silenced bell. 

And I awakened. Dismal as the autumn 
The dawn was dark. A stronger wind arose 
To chase the racing birchtrees on the skyline, 
As from a running cart the streams of straws.