He did not touch the ground, and he lived strange
He earned a Square to his name,
May be more.
A girl with dark hair,
Was dancing nearby,
On a progressive theme of music.
These many years have changed a lot many things,
Someone said it was Pushkin Square,
Romance prevails over soul.
Sadiqullah Khan
http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/white-nights-v-gogol-square/