Avacha Bay Poem by Galina Italyanskaya

It looks so peaceful and serene
So strange to people's ardor
This bay that has become the scene
Of an inhuman murder

The water mirror turns skyward
Embraced by mountain ranges
Three brothers stand to watch and guard
This place from any dangers

They maybe somehow overslept
And failed their crucial mission
When suddenly the danger crept
With poisoning emission

It's very hard to trace the source
And find who let it happen
Loose ends are tied up; no one knows
You, villain, are you happy?

The dead starfish is your award
This space bereft of motion
Oh, man, you must be really proud
That you could kill the ocean


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(Ukhta,14.10.2020)