«Some — made of stone, others — of clay, — / But none of them sparkle like me! / Marina's my name, caprice is my way, / I'm the transient foam of the sea. Some — made of clay, others — of flesh, / For them, there are tombstones and graves... / I'm — baptized at sea, and bro...»
«Two hands, lowered, touching lightly, / Resting on an infant’s head! / Two small heads were once beside me — / One for every hand. But from utter darkness– grueling — / Fierce — and not to be outdone! — / I, with both, the eldest pulling — / Couldn’t save the younger on...»
«I'm simple and compliant. / My home is poor, at best. / I hail from an island / Secluded from the rest. Slept fine! He came around — / I cannot sleep of late. / I’d burn my house down — / To warm a stranger’s plate! We’re friends — if you have seen me, / You came, — t...»
«Give me a glass of water for my searing / thirst: — or else, I’ll die! — / Persistent — languid — lyrical — endearing — / My feverish cry — I keep repeating it – each time more sternly / Once more — again — / Like in the dark, where you are strongly yearning / ...»