Condemned to surface water dwelling
As boats speed clumsily
The manatee way of life is threatened
Our social comforts drop away
Until a cat from up the Mississippi
Provides a tender touch
From deceivingly sharp claws
The bliss of life returns
Translator's Note: Dima oftens recites this poem while performing his nightly ritual of massaging our plush animals. He also massages our plush monkey, Hong Kong, not in the picture. I predict a monkey massage poem in the making.
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