A WIDOW IN NOVORUSIYSK*

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A southern sea and trees
white with cement dust.
Sweating concrete buildings
turned green.
Novorusiysk is proud
with its ugly monument to the perished heroes
of a senseless troop landing.

The city resembles
that young wrinkled widow
in torn stockings,
a dressing gown and slippers,
who walks against the tourists.

She knows
it is no good to be pitied.
And she does not want to be pitied.
But she hopes to embarrass.

1988

© Vladimir Levchev
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© Електронно издателство LiterNet, 12.10.2004
Владимир Левчев. Черна книга на застрашените видове. / Black Book of the Endangered Species. Варна: LiterNet, 2004

Други публикации:
Владимир Левчев. Черна книга на застрашените видове. / Black Book of the Endangered Species. USA by Word Works <http://wordworksdc.com>, Washington, 1999.