At the Grave of Joseph Brodsky

[Vadim Besprozvany]

Dear SEELANGers,

I'm struggling to translate into Russian "At the Grave of Joseph  
Brodsky" by Andrew Motion. There is one phrase in the poem that gives  
me real trouble: "your undisputed stone." Here is the whole stanza:

The instant I arrive
At your undisputed stone
I slip back twenty years
Across the tense lagoon
[etc.]

Besides Russian translation of the phrase, I will really appreciate  
any explanations, synonymic constructions, etc. Fiction and/or  
non-fiction intertexts would be especially welcomed.

Thank you in advance!

Vadim Besprozvany

PS: I'm familiar with Russian translation of the poem, but my friend  
and colleague, who asked me to do this project, is not very happy with  
this variant:)

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