Konstantin Dmitriyevich Balmont

“ Where deserts stretch onward in azure-green traces,
And islands have birth in their shoals.
And Ocean, still Ocean, unfettered it ranges,
But man ever sees how it changes and changes,
And billowy visions unrolls. ”

“ Reaching realms where splendours throng;
But to find the path you need,
You must set your foot with heed.
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