Wild honey the scent of freedom has ... Wild honey the scent of freedom has, Dust--the sunshine beam, Violet--the mouth of a girl, And gold--has nothing. Minionette, the scent of water And love--the apple. But forever we learnt, That blood has but the scent of blood. by Anna Akhmatova 1933 Translated by Ljubov V. Kuchkina Return to Akhmatova Index Return to Russian Poets index