The chalice was suspended in the air
Like the golden sun for a splendid moment.
Here only Greek should be heard:
To take the whole world in your hands, like a simple apple.
The triumphal zenith of the service,
Light in a round room under a cupola in July,
So outside of time we could fully sigh
About that meadow, where time doesn't fly.
The Eucharist drags on like an eternal noon --
Everyone takes the Sacrament, performs, and sings,
In view of everyone the sacred vessel
Pours out with inexhaustible rejoicing.
The Chalice Was Suspended In The Air
Osip Emilevich Mandelstam
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Poem topics: july, light, sun, world, room, moment, eternal, apple, service, simple, view, golden, meadow, time, Print This Poem , Rhyme Scheme
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