Konstantin Simonov's Poetry, by written

• Hours Of Friendship

  Not long ago, when I was at a dinner,
  I heard a toast - and here I write it down.

  35 lines
• Comrades In Arms

  It is as if my friends are marching
  And I along with them, in time,

  33 lines
• The Lieutenant

  For three long months continues the bombardment.
  The bloodstained Malakov withstands it still.

  65 lines
• The British Military Cemetery at Sebastopol

  No holly bush is here; no ancient yew tree;
  Strange stones embedded in the salt marsh stand,

  44 lines
• "All through his life he drew the scenes of war..."

  All through his life he drew the scenes of war.
  One starless night, he hit a mine at dawn

  20 lines, 1 comment
• "The major brought the boy out on the gun;..."

  The major brought the boy out on the gun;
  His mother dead, unwept, no time for tears.

  28 lines, 1 comment
• Smolensk Roads

  Remember, Alyosha, the roads of Smolenshchina,
  Remember the rain and the mud and the pain,

  48 lines
• "You used to say to me "I love you!"..."

  You used to say to me "I love you!",
  But that was through your teeth, at night,

  32 lines, 2 comments
• "Above our submarine's black nose she rises ..."

  Above our submarine's black nose she rises -
  That Venus, which is like no other star!

  20 lines
• "If God in his almighty Power..."

  If God in his almighty Power
  Called me to heaven when I died

  40 lines
• "Don't be angry if I write..."

  Don't be angry if I write
  Only just from time to time,

  32 lines, 1 comment
• "I remember two girls at the door in the night..."

  I remember two girls at the door in the night,
  (Your shows ended later the year before last)

  24 lines
• Wait For Me

  Wait for me, and I'll come back!
  Wait with all you've got!

  37 lines, 9 comments
• "Well may I curse in years to come..."

  Well may I curse in years to come
  The features of your face.

  24 lines, 2 comments
• The Hostess

  Peace will be signed and we’ll be at your door
  At twelve o’clock at night, with noise and mirth,

  112 lines
• The House At Vyazma

  In Vyazma is an ancient house
  Which once one night was home to us.

  74 lines
• Return To The Town

  When you come back into your town,
  And women come to meet you there

  13 lines
• "That's how we live, without forgetting..."

  That's how we live, without forgetting,
  Today it's him, tomorrow I.

  8 lines
• "In a dream, I saw a wedding..."

  In a dream, I saw a wedding
  And I think the bride was you.

  8 lines, 1 comment
• "With glass a thousand miles thick..."

  With glass a thousand miles thick
  Parting has glazed the windows of your flat;

  16 lines
• "You get from time to time a man..."

  You get from time to time a man
  Who's every woman's silent friend -

  12 lines
• "The sense that love is coming's worse..."

  The sense that love is coming's worse
  Than love itself. Love is like war -

  16 lines
• "I cannot write a single line of verse..."

  I cannot write a single line of verse,
  Not to the girl you were, nor to you now.

  16 lines
• "I buried love and doomed myself to be..."

  I buried love and doomed myself to be
  Its monument. Above the recent grave

  12 lines, 2 comments
• "I want to say to you "You are my wife!"..."

  I want to say to you "You are my wife!"
  Because you were not called that by the rest,

  32 lines, 1 comment

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