From The Last Island: To Lady Elisabeth Verreet

Regina DerievaRegina Derieva

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Oval mirror of the sea,
age-warped isle waved and cloudy,
each angle crystalline and salty.
my lens into reality.Point of space just visible,
focus of beams ineffable,
switch of signals transmissible,
receiver of voices inaudibleAt time's edge. No need have I to shout
in fear about this death of mine.
And any creature here is glad
to offer you a glass of wine.
Regina Derieva
About the poet

Regina Derieva

1949 -/UkraineRegina Derieva was born in Odessa, Ukraine, in 1949. She is the author of twenty books of poems, prose and essays. From 1965 until 1991 she lived and worked in Karaganda, Kazakhstan. She graduated from university with majors in music and Russian…

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