Wondrous Moment By Alexander Pushkin

Summary of the Poem:

Pushkin, one of the most loved romantic poets of all times, describes his meeting with his sweetheart, and he accepts that he is still not able to forget her, first he was a bit sad, and then in the end, the recurring appearance of his love in his dreams, make him to rejoice and cherish all the sweet memories of the past.

The wondrous moment of our meeting . . .
I well remember you appear
Before me like a vision fleeting,
A beauty's angel pure and clear.
In hopeless ennui surrounding
The worldly bustle, to my ear
For long your tender voice kept sounding,
For long in dreams came features dear.
Time passed. Unruly storms confounded
Old dreams, and I from year to year
Forgot how tender you had sounded,
Your heavenly features once so dear.
My backwoods days dragged slow and quiet —
Dull fence around, dark vault above —
Devoid of God and uninspired,
Devoid of tears, of fire, of love.
Sleep from my soul began retreating,
And here you once again appear
Before me like a vision fleeting,
A beauty's angel pure and clear.
In ecstasy the heart is beating,
Old joys for it anew revive;
Inspired and God-filled, it is greeting
The fire, and tears, and love alive.

- Alexander Sergeyevich Pushkin (1799 – 1837)

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