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" And if you knew from what scraps
Poems are born — without shame
Like yellow dandelions by a wormy fence,
Like wild spinach or the common burr. "

Anna Akhmatova , Poem Without a Hero: And Selected Poems


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Anna Akhmatova quote : And if you knew from what scraps<br />Poems are born — without shame<br />Like yellow dandelions by a wormy fence,<br />Like wild spinach or the common burr.