Distant Quote by Alexander Sergeyevich Pushkin
““Bound for your distant home" Bound for your distant home you were leaving alien lands. In an hour as sad as I’ve known I wept over your hands. My hands were numb and cold, still trying to restrain you, whom my hurt told never to end this pain. But you snatched your lips away from our bitterest kiss. You invoked another place than the dismal exile of this. You said, ‘When we meet again, in the shadow of olive-trees, we shall kiss, in a love without pain, under cloudless infinities.’ But there, alas, where the sky shines with blue radiance, where olive-tree shadows lie on the waters glittering dance, your beauty, your suffering, are lost in eternity. But the sweet kiss of our meeting … I wait for it: you owe it me …””
About This Quote
Source Poem: Unknown title, likely a romantic verse
Describes longing for a lost love, hopeful reunion in an idealized future.
In simple terms: Yearning for reunion beyond pain.
Key Takeaway
Hold hope for love’s transcendence.
Themes
love
loss
hope
eternity
Mood
melancholic
hopeful
Type
poetic
romantic
When to use this quote
- grief processing
- artistic inspiration
- spiritual contemplation
- writing therapy
Key Concepts
romanticism
poetic longing
Questions to Reflect On
- Can you find peace without idealizing?
- What does the olive‑tree symbolize?
A Different Perspective
Idealized visions may ignore present realities.
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