The first work Scriabin titled a "Poem." It was written in Moscow in 1903, when he was 31 years old. This marked a transitional period from his early to middle creative phases; the previous year (1902), he had resigned from his position as a piano professor at the Moscow Conservatory, resolving to dedicate himself entirely to composition. Indeed, many other poems were composed in this year besides this work.

The First Piece

The first piece is in 9/8 time, marked "Andante cantabile." Sections featuring a duet between soprano and tenor-like voices alternate with sections where both hands play arpeggiated chords with polyrhythms. Its form is a two-part structure, "ABA’B’." The sound of the dominant ninth chord dominates the entire piece, but the "mystic chord," a hallmark of Scriabin's later period, already makes an early appearance. Notably, the "B" section in the first half changes to 3/4 time, while the "B’" section in the latter half remains in 9/8 time.

The Second Piece

The second piece is in 4/4 time, marked "Allegro con eleganza con fiducia (with confidence)." Dominant seventh and dominant ninth chords resonate in various altered forms. Written in ternary form, this piece, in stark contrast to the first, possesses a powerful character derived from repeated chords.